vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-7542: Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Feb 27, 2018 | Oct 31, 2018 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Feb 27, 2018
Added
Oct 31, 2018
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in Xen 4.8.x through 4.10.x allowing x86 PVH guest OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and hypervisor crash) by leveraging the mishandling of configurations that lack a Local APIC.
Solutions
gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-xengentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-xen-tools
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