Description
An issue was discovered in drivers/xen/balloon.c in the Linux kernel before 5.2.3, as used in Xen through 4.12.x, allowing guest OS users to cause a denial of service because of unrestricted resource consumption during the mapping of guest memory, aka CID-6ef36ab967c7.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 5.2.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 5.2.6-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 5.2.6-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux | 4.15.0-60.67 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-aws | 4.15.0-1047.49 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.0.0-1022.23~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 4.15.0-1042.45 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gke-4.15 | 4.15.0-1041.43 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gke-5.0 | 5.0.0-1020.20~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-hwe | 5.0.0-31.33~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 4.15.0-1043.43 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-oem | 4.15.0-1056.65 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-oem-osp1 | 5.0.0-1024.27 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 4.15.0-1022.25 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-raspi2 | 4.15.0-1044.47 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-snapdragon | 4.15.0-1062.69 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux | 4.4.0-174.204 | USN-4286-1 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-aws | 4.4.0-1102.113 | USN-4286-1 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-aws-hwe | 4.15.0-1047.49~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1056.61 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 4.15.0-1041.43 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe | 4.15.0-60.67~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 4.4.0-1066.73 | USN-4286-1 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 4.15.0-1022.25~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-raspi2 | 4.4.0-1129.138 | USN-4286-1 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-snapdragon | 4.4.0-1133.141 | USN-4286-1 |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS | linux-fips | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 4.15.0-2018.18 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 4.15.0-2006.7 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS | linux-fips | 4.4.0-1029.34 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux-aws | 4.4.0-1062.66 | USN-4286-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1059.64~14.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 4.4.0-174.204~14.04.1 | USN-4286-2 |
Advisories 2
- USN-4286-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 3, 2026
- USN-4286-2 linux-lts-xenial, linux-aws vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 3, 2026
References
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-300.html
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.3
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-300.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ef36ab967c71690ebe7e5ef997a8be4da3bc844
- [oss-security] 20191025 Xen Security Advisory 300 v3 (CVE-2019-17351) - Linux: No grant table and foreign mapping limits mailing-list
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/
- USN-4286-2 vendor-advisory
- USN-4286-1 vendor-advisory