Description
An issue was discovered in Xen 4.11 allowing HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or possibly gain host OS privileges because x86 IOREQ server resource accounting (for external emulators) was mishandled.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.8/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106182Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-276.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106182Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-276.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 8, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified