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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade xen | Jun 13, 2018 | May 10, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade xen | May 17, 2018 | May 10, 2018 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-emulation/xen-tools.Upgrade app-emulation/xen. | Oct 31, 2018 | May 10, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade xenUpgrade xen-tools-domUUpgrade xen-kmp-defaultUpgrade xen-kmp-paeUpgrade xen-toolsUpgrade xen-develUpgrade xen-libsUpgrade xen-doc-pdfUpgrade xen-tools-xendomains-wait-diskUpgrade xen-libs-32bitUpgrade xen-doc-html | May 31, 2018 | May 10, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | May 10, 2018 |
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