Upstream information
Description
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Pending
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| SUSE | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.8 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | Low |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | High |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| CaaS Platform 1.0 | xen | Affected |
| CaaS Platform 2.0 | xen | Affected |
| CaaS Platform 3.0 | xen | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | xen | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | xen | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 | xen | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 GA | xen | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 GA | xen | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 11 SP4 | xen | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 12 SP3 | xen | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 12 SP4 | xen | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS | xen | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | xen | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 GA LTSS | xen | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS | xen | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | xen | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | xen | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | xen | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 GA | xen | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | xen | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | xen | Affected |
