CVE-2018-10982 Affecting xen package, versions <4.8.3+xsa262+shim4.10.0+comet3-1+deb9u6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-XEN-519690
  • published10 May 2018
  • disclosed10 May 2018

Introduced: 10 May 2018

CVE-2018-10982  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 xen to version 4.8.3+xsa262+shim4.10.0+comet3-1+deb9u6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xen package and not the xen package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.