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ALPINE-CVE-2018-18883
ALPINE-CVE-2018-18883
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published November 1, 2018
An issue was discovered in Xen 4.9.x through 4.11.x, on Intel x86 platforms, allowing x86 HVM and PVH guests to cause a host OS denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact because nested VT-x is not properly restricted.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| xen | Alpine:v3.18 | 4.11.1-r0 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.16 | 4.11.1-r0 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.13 | 4.11.1-r0 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.20 | 4.11.1-r0 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.19 | 4.11.1-r0 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.24 | 4.11.1-r0 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.6 | 4.8.5-r0 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.8 | 4.10.2-r1 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.22 | 4.11.1-r0 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.9 | 4.11.1-r0 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.17 | 4.11.1-r0 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.23 | 4.11.1-r0 |
7 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.18 | xen | 4.9.0, 4.7.2-r0, 4.1.2-r10 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | xen | 4.9.1-r0, 0, 4.0.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | xen | 4.2.2-r2, 4.1.2-r11, 4.1.2-r10 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | xen | 4.1.1-r1, 4.1.2-r3, 4.1.2-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | xen | 4.1.0-r0, 4.0.1-r0, 4.0.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | xen | 4.9.0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | xen | 4.1.2-r10, 4.7.0-r0, 4.3.2-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | xen | 4.2.2-r5, 4.1.1-r2, 4.1.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | xen | 0, 4.0.1-r0, 4.3.0-r7 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | xen | 4.4.1-r1, 0, 4.0.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | xen | 4.1.2-r10, 4.1.2-r12, 4.1.2-r5 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | xen | 4.8.1-r1, 0, 4.0.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | xen | 4.7.1-r2, 0, 4.0.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | xen | 0, 4.0.1-r0, 4.0.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | xen | 0, 4.9.0, 4.6.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | xen | 4.1.2-r11, 4.9.0, 4.9.0-r5 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | xen | 0, 4.0.1-r0, 4.0.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | xen | 4.0.1-r0, 4.1.0-r0, 4.1.0-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | xen | 4.0.1-r0, 4.9.0, 4.2.1-r8 |
Timeline
- Nov 1, 2018 CVE Published
- Jul 8, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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