CVE-2018-7542 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Xen versions 4.8.x through 4.10.x, specifically impacting x86 PVH guest operating systems. An authenticated local attacker can trigger a hypervisor crash by exploiting mishandled configurations lacking a Local APIC, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. Rated Medium (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability requires local access and low privileges, resulting in high availability impact but no confidentiality or integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.8.0, <= 4.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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