kernel: KVM: LAPIC: Also cancel preemption timer during SET_LAPIC

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's KVM component related to the LAPIC during the guest reboot process. This issue arises when the SETLAPIC command is issued without exposing the tsc-deadline mode, leading to warnings and potential inconsistencies due to an unhandled preemption timer...

kernel: KVM: LAPIC: Also cancel preemption timer during SET_LAPIC

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's KVM component related to the LAPIC during the guest reboot process. This issue arises when the SETLAPIC command is issued without exposing the tsc-deadline mode, leading to warnings and potential inconsistencies due to an unhandled preemption timer...

Security update for xen (important)

This update for xen to version 4.9.2 fixes several issues. This feature was added: - Added script, udev rule and systemd service to watch for vcpu online/offline events in a HVM domU. They are triggered via 'xl vcpu-set domU N' These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2018-8897: Prevent mishandlin...

Xen arch_domain_create() Function Local APIC Assumption NULL Pointer Dereference Guest-to-host DoS (XSA-256)

According to its self-reported version number, the Xen hypervisor installed on the remote host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability. Note that Nessus has checked the changeset versions based on the xen.git change log. Nessus did not check guest hardware configurations or if patches we...

Null pointer dereference

An issue was discovered in Xen 4.8.x through 4.10.x allowing x86 PVH guest OS users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and hypervisor crash by leveraging the mishandling of configurations that lack a Local APIC...

CVE-2018-7542

An issue was discovered in Xen 4.8.x through 4.10.x allowing x86 PVH guest OS users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and hypervisor crash by leveraging the mishandling of configurations that lack a Local APIC...

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-7542

An issue was discovered in Xen 4.8.x through 4.10.x allowing x86 PVH guest OS users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and hypervisor crash by leveraging the mishandling of configurations that lack a Local APIC...

ALPINE-CVE-2018-7542

An issue was discovered in Xen 4.8.x through 4.10.x allowing x86 PVH guest OS users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and hypervisor crash by leveraging the mishandling of configurations that lack a Local APIC...

CVE-2018-7542

An issue was discovered in Xen 4.8.x through 4.10.x allowing x86 PVH guest OS users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and hypervisor crash by leveraging the mishandling of configurations that lack a Local APIC...

CVE-2018-7542

Technical details (affected products/components, root cause, impact, and fixes) are not publicly provided in the supplied documents. Please monitor for updates from additional sources or vendor advisories to obtain concrete information.

x86 PVH guest without LAPIC may DoS the host

ISSUE DESCRIPTION So far, x86 PVH guests can be configured with or without Local APICs. Configurations with Local APICs are identical to x86 HVM guests, and will use as much hardware acceleration support as possible. Configurations without Local APICs try to turn off all hardware acceleration, an...

UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6367

The apicgettmcct function in arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.12.5 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service divide-by-zero error and host OS crash via crafted modifications of the TMICT value...