SB2018102525 - Fedora 27 update for xen



SB2018102525 - Fedora 27 update for xen

Published: October 25, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2018102525
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Null pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18883)

The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference when handling malicious input. A x86 HVM and PVH guest can send specially crafted content, execute arbitrary virtualization instructions, trigger null pointer deference and cause the service to crash on the host system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.