Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerability
Jürgen Groß discovered that the Xen network backend driver in the Linux kernel did not adequately limit the amount of queued packets when a guest did not process them. An attacker in a guest VM can use this to cause a denial of service (excessive kernel memory consumption) in the network backend domain.
Read at Ubuntu Security Notices
- Vendor
- Canonical, Linux kernel
- Product
- Linux kernel
- Exposure class
- Operating system
Why it ranks 34 (Notable)
- Product class: operating system
- Widely deployed vendor product (Canonical)
- Vendor security advisory
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- Ubuntu Security Notices (ubuntu.com)
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