Skip to content
Heist/ feed
Back to feed
MediumFix available

xen — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207

Improper invalidation for page table updates by a virtual guest operating system for multiple Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service of the host system via local access.

Products
xen
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
4.10.4-r1, 4.11.2-r1, 4.12.1-r1, 4.13.0-r0
CVEs
CVE-2018-12207
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 21:57 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207

core-osv · Original source

Published 14 Nov 2019, 20:15 UTC

Improper invalidation for page table updates by a virtual guest operating system for multiple Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service of the host system via local access.

osv:ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207

xen

Fixed versions: 4.12.1-r1

xen

Fixed versions: 4.13.0-r0

xen

Fixed versions: 4.13.0-r0

xen

Fixed versions: 4.13.0-r0

xen

Fixed versions: 4.13.0-r0

xen

Fixed versions: 4.13.0-r0

xen

Fixed versions: 4.13.0-r0

xen

Fixed versions: 4.13.0-r0

xen

Fixed versions: 4.13.0-r0

xen

Fixed versions: 4.13.0-r0

xen

Fixed versions: 4.13.0-r0

xen

Fixed versions: 4.13.0-r0

xen

Fixed versions: 4.13.0-r0

xen

Fixed versions: 4.13.0-r0

xen

Fixed versions: 4.13.0-r0

xen

Fixed versions: 4.10.4-r1

xen

Fixed versions: 4.11.2-r1

Complete source record
{
  "id": "374d1ffd23903d1f727d3331c98b9e119538c2a68406216aea2c810a5ecf5a4b",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207",
    "summary": "Improper invalidation for page table updates by a virtual guest operating system for multiple Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service of the host system via local access.",
    "evidence": "osv:ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "xen",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.12.1-r1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "xen",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.13.0-r0",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "xen",
          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.13.0-r0",
            "evidence": "/affected/2/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "xen",
          "evidence": "/affected/3/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.13.0-r0",
            "evidence": "/affected/3/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "xen",
          "evidence": "/affected/4/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.13.0-r0",
            "evidence": "/affected/4/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "xen",
          "evidence": "/affected/5/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.13.0-r0",
            "evidence": "/affected/5/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "xen",
          "evidence": "/affected/6/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.13.0-r0",
            "evidence": "/affected/6/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "xen",
          "evidence": "/affected/7/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.13.0-r0",
            "evidence": "/affected/7/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "xen",
          "evidence": "/affected/8/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.13.0-r0",
            "evidence": "/affected/8/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "xen",
          "evidence": "/affected/9/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.13.0-r0",
            "evidence": "/affected/9/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "xen",
          "evidence": "/affected/10/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.13.0-r0",
            "evidence": "/affected/10/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "xen",
          "evidence": "/affected/11/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.13.0-r0",
            "evidence": "/affected/11/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "xen",
          "evidence": "/affected/12/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.13.0-r0",
            "evidence": "/affected/12/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "xen",
          "evidence": "/affected/13/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.13.0-r0",
            "evidence": "/affected/13/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "xen",
          "evidence": "/affected/14/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.13.0-r0",
            "evidence": "/affected/14/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "xen",
          "evidence": "/affected/15/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.10.4-r1",
            "evidence": "/affected/15/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "xen",
          "evidence": "/affected/16/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.11.2-r1",
            "evidence": "/affected/16/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207",
      "aliases": [
        "ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.12.1-r1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "xen",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/xen?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.10"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {}
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.13.0-r0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "xen",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/xen?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.11"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {}
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.13.0-r0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "xen",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/xen?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.12"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {}
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.13.0-r0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "xen",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/xen?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.13"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {}
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.13.0-r0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "xen",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/xen?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.14"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {}
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.13.0-r0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "xen",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/xen?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.15"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {}
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.13.0-r0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "xen",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/xen?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.16"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {}
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.13.0-r0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "xen",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/xen?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.17"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {}
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.13.0-r0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "xen",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/xen?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.18"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {}
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.13.0-r0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "xen",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/xen?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.19"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {}
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.13.0-r0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "xen",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/xen?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.20"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {}
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.13.0-r0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "xen",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/xen?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.21"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {}
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.13.0-r0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "xen",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/xen?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.22"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {}
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.13.0-r0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "xen",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/xen?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.23"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {}
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.13.0-r0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "xen",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/xen?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.24"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {}
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.10.4-r1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "xen",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/xen?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.8"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {}
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.11.2-r1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "xen",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/xen?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.9"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12207.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {}
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:17:55.208344396Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2018-12207"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-12207"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2018-12207",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 415006,
  "published_at": "2019-11-14T20:15:11.133+00:00"
}