CVE-2021-28688

The fix for XSA-365 includes initialization of pointers such that subsequent cleanup code wouldn't use uninitialized or stale values

published April 6, 2021

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
26.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The fix for XSA-365 includes initialization of pointers such that subsequent cleanup code wouldn't use uninitialized or stale values. This initialization went too far and may under certain conditions also overwrite pointers which are in need of cleaning up. The lack of cleanup would result in leaking persistent grants. The leak in turn would prevent fully cleaning up after a respective guest has died, leaving around zombie domains. All Linux versions having the fix for XSA-365 applied are vulnerable. XSA-365 was classified to affect versions back to at least 3.11.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00340 · 26.2th percentile
Published
2021-04-06T18:07Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 APR 18:07Z
    The fix for XSA-365 includes initialization of pointers such that subsequent cleanup code wouldn't use uninitialized or stale values
    cvelistv5