kernel: guest->host denial of service from invalid xenbus transitions
Published Dec 8, 2010
2.7
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.71%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.3.0
- 3.3.1
- 3.3.2
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.2
- 3.4.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0004
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0004 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.71% (0.00714) | 51.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.71% (0.00714) | 48.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00425) | 60.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 30.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 28.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 26.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42372 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42789 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43056 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45039 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024786 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg?rev/59f097ef181b x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3699 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=636411 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3699
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3699
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.