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CVE-2018-10982
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.10.x allowing x86...
Vulnerability Description
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.10.x allowing x86 HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (unexpectedly high interrupt number, array overrun, and hypervisor crash) or possibly gain hypervisor privileges by setting up an HPET timer to deliver interrupts in IO-APIC mode, aka vHPET interrupt injection.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-06
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00015.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4201
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104150
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/05/08/2
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-261.html
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
xen, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 10th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.