Denial of Service Issue in Xen Hypervisor Affecting x86 HVM Guest OS Users
CVE-2018-10981

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Debian
Status
Debian Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 May 2018

What is CVE-2018-10981?

A vulnerability in the Xen Hypervisor allows x86 HVM guest OS users to induce a denial of service condition. This occurs when the QEMU device model attempts to execute invalid state transitions within a request, causing an infinite loop in the host operating system. Administrators should apply the latest security updates to mitigate the risk associated with this issue.

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104149
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-06
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg0...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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