SB2019010839 - Denial of service in xen (Alpine package)



SB2019010839 - Denial of service in xen (Alpine package)

Published: January 8, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019010839
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) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19964)

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

The weakness exists due to incorrect error handling for guest p2m page removals. An adjacent attacker can cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.