Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-10982
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2018-10982
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-10982
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 25 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-10982
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.2
|
HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
8.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.0
|
6.0
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2018-10982
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104150
Xen CVE-2018-10982 Local Denial of Service VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-261.html
XSA-261 - Xen Security AdvisoriesMitigation;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00015.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1383-1] xen security updateIssue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-06
Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201810-06) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1549-1] xen security updateIssue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/05/08/2
oss-security - Xen Security Advisory 261 - x86 vHPET interrupt injection errorsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4201
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4201-1 xenThird Party Advisory
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