CVE-2018-18883
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CVE-2018-18883 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An issue was discovered in Xen 4.9.x through 4.11.x, on Intel x86 platforms, allowing x86 HVM and PVH guests to cause a host OS denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact because nested VT-x is not properly restricted.. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in Xen 4.9.x through 4.11.x, on Intel x86 platforms, allowing x86 HVM and PVH guests to cause a host OS denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact because nested VT-x is not properly restricted.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Xen | Xen | >= 4.9.0, <= 4.11.0 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105817Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042021Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-278.htmlMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105817Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042021Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-278.htmlMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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