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TI-2010-03523 Aliases CVE-2010-3699GHSA-897j-59mc-qfvp

The backend driver in Xen 3.x allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service via a…

Priority LOW 15CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The backend driver in Xen 3.x allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service via a kernel thread leak, which prevents the device and guest OS from being shut down or create a zombie domain, causes a hang in zenwatch, or prevents unspecified xm commands from working properly, related to (1) netback, (2) blkback, or (3) blktap.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00714 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableCitrix
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableCitrix
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4VulnerableCitrix
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.3VulnerableCitrix
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.4VulnerableCitrix
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0VulnerableCitrix
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableCitrix
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2VulnerableCitrix
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.3VulnerableCitrix
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.0VulnerableCitrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Citrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Citrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Citrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·Citrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.4 Vulnerable ·Citrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Citrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Citrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Citrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·Citrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.0 Vulnerable ·Citrix
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.1VulnerableCitrix
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.2VulnerableCitrix
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0VulnerableCitrix
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.1VulnerableCitrix
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2VulnerableCitrix
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.3VulnerableCitrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·Citrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·Citrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·Citrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·Citrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·Citrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.3 Vulnerable ·Citrix

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2011:0004 Released 2011-01-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel-2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-2.6.18-194.32.1.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel-2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 +8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2011:0004
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2011:0004

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3699
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-897j-59mc-qfvp

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • TI-2011-01674 Xen 4.1 before 4.1.1 and 4.0 before 4.0.2, when using PCI passthrough on Intel VT-d… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2008-04202 xend in Xen 3.0.3 does not properly limit the contents of the /local/domain xenstore… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2011-01402 Multiple integer overflows in tools/libxc/xc_dom_bzimageloader.c in Xen 3.2, 3.3, 4.0… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2008-05424 xend in Xen 3.3.0 does not properly restrict a guest VM's write access within the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2010-04004 The fixup_page_fault function in arch/x86/traps.c in Xen 4.0.1 and earlier on 64-bit… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2010-03988 The vbd_create function in Xen 3.1.2, when the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
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Sources

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