#VU14472 Denial of service in Xen - CVE-2018-15469
Published: August 20, 2018 / Updated: August 21, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14472
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15469
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Xen
Xen
Software vendor:
Xen Project
Xen Project
Description
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper implementation of version 2 of grant tables in the affected software, in the hypervisor or in Linux. An adjacent attacker can request version 2 grant tables, trigger a BUG() check and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.