CVE-2018-18883

xen: Nested VT-x usable even when disabled

Published Nov 1, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Xen 4.9.x through 4.11.x, on Intel x86 platforms, allowing x86 HVM and PVH guests to cause a host OS denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact because nested VT-x is not properly restricted.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-10594 An issue was discovered in Xen 4.9.x through 4.11.x, on Intel x86 platforms, allowing x86 HVM and PVH guests to cause a host OS denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact because nested VT-x is not properly restricted.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:23 AM
Reserved
Oct 31, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 1, 2018, 12:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:48 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 24, 2018, 12:00 AM