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CVE-2020-29483

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.14.x. Xenstored and guests communicate via a shared memory page using a specific protocol. When a guest violates this protocol, xenstored will drop the connection to that guest. Unfortunately, this is done by just removing the guest from xenstored's internal management, resulting in the same actions as if the guest had been destroyed, including sending an…

Severity
Medium 6.5
Published
15 Dec 2020
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
XenServers and applications · cpe:o:xen:xen
  • Every version up to 4.14.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29483
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-29483