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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704131
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4131-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'xen' package(s) announced via the DSA-4131-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'xen' package(s) announced via the DSA-4131-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Xen hypervisor:

CVE-2018-7540

Jann Horn discovered that missing checks in page table freeing may result in denial of service.

CVE-2018-7541

Jan Beulich discovered that incorrect error handling in grant table checks may result in guest-to-host denial of service and potentially privilege escalation.

CVE-2018-7542

Ian Jackson discovered that insufficient handling of x86 PVH guests without local APICs may result in guest-to-host denial of service.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 4.8.3+comet2+shim4.10.0+comet3-1+deb9u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your xen packages.

For the detailed security status of xen please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'xen' package(s) on Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-7540
BugTraq ID: 103174
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103174
Debian Security Information: DSA-4131 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4131
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-06
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00003.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00013.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040773
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-7541
BugTraq ID: 103177
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103177
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040775
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-7542
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040776
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