Description
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.11.x on Intel x86 platforms allowing guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS hang) because Xen does not work around Intel's mishandling of certain HLE transactions associated with the KACQUIRE instruction prefix.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 6.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00057.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00072.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106182Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX239432Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4369Third Party Advisory
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-282.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00057.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00072.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106182Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX239432Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4369Third Party Advisory
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-282.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 8, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified