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CVE-2020-29568

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.14.x. Some OSes (such as Linux, FreeBSD, and NetBSD) are processing watch events using a single thread. If the events are received faster than the thread is able to handle, they will get queued. As the queue is unbounded, a guest may be able to trigger an OOM in the backend. All systems with a FreeBSD, Linux, or NetBSD (any version) dom0 are vulnerable.

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 4.14.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29568
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-29568