msrc_cve-2021-26934
Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft
Published
2021-02-02 00:00
Modified
2021-02-25 00:00
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 4.18 through 5.10.16 as used by Xen. The backend allocation (aka be-alloc) mode of the drm_xen_front drivers was not meant to be a supported configuration but this wasn't stated accordingly in its support status entry.

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Additional Resources
To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
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