CVE-2018-10982

xen: x86 vHPET interrupt injection errors (XSA-261)

Published May 10, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1383-1 xen security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1549-1 xen security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4201-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-3033 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:54 AM
Reserved
May 10, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 10, 2018, 11:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:35 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 8, 2018, 12:00 AM