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CVE-2021-47574

kernel: xen/netfront: harden netfront against event channel storms

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

0

CVSS 3.1

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Published · June 19, 2024

Updated · October 21, 2026

Description

[REJECTED CVE] The Xen netfront driver in the Linux kernel was vulnerable to attacks via an excessive number of events sent by the backend, leading to event channel storms.

Statement

This CVE has been rejected upstream: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024062051-REJECTED-5985@gregkh/

Red Hat has also evaluated this issue and determined that it does not meet the criteria to be classified as a security vulnerability. This assessment is based on the issue not posing a significant security risk, being a result of misconfiguration or usage error, or falling outside the scope of security considerations.

As such, this CVE has been marked as "Rejected" in alignment with Red Hat's vulnerability management policies.

If you have additional information or concerns regarding this determination, please contact Red Hat Product Security for further clarification.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N

CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling