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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.

Severity
Medium 6.5
Published
27 Feb 2018
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
0.4% in the next 30 daysHigher than 32% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
XenServers and applications · cpe:o:xen:xen
  • From 4.8.0 up to 4.10.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7542
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7542