Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting xen package, versions <4.8.3+xsa262+shim4.10.0+comet3-1+deb9u6
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- published10 May 2018
- disclosed10 May 2018
Introduced: 10 May 2018
CVE-2018-10981 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:13 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:13 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 (host OS infinite loop) in situations where a QEMU device model attempts to make invalid transitions between states of a request.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-10981
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-262.html
- [https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10981 XSA-262](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10981 XSA-262)
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4201
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00015.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00021.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-06
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/05/08/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104149
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-10981