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.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-278.html | Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042021 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105817 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2018-10-31 17:29
Updated : 2019-01-24 06:23
NVD link : CVE-2018-18883
Mitre link : CVE-2018-18883
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
Products Affected
xen
- xen