SB2019041203 - [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1199-1: important: Recommended update for xen



SB2019041203 - [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1199-1: important: Recommended update for xen

Published: April 12, 2019 Updated: April 21, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019041203
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-2018-19967)

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

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified flaw. An adjacent attacker can invoke a HLE transaction with the XACQUIRE prefix on the host physical memory range covering the first 4 MiB starting at the 1GiB boundary to cause denial of service conditions on the host system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.