CVE-2018-19966
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CVE-2018-19966 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.11.x allowing x86 PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or possibly gain host OS privileges because of an interpretation conflict for a union data structure associated with shadow paging. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2017-15595.. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.11.x allowing x86 PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or possibly gain host OS privileges because of an interpretation conflict for a union data structure associated with shadow paging. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2017-15595.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Xen | Xen | >= 4.11.0, <= 4.11.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106182Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4369Third Party Advisory
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-280.htmlMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106182Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4369Third Party Advisory
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-280.htmlMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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