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CVE-2019-19583· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.12.x allowing x86 HVM/PVH guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) because VMX

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.4% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 83.6% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: xen (Alpine:v3.10) 4.12.2-r0; xen (Alpine:v3.11) 4.13.0-r0; xen (Alpine:v3.8) 4.10.4-r2.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to xen (Alpine:v3.10) 4.12.2-r0; xen (Alpine:v3.11) 4.13.0-r0; xen (Alpine:v3.8) 4.10.4-r2 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.12.x allowing x86 HVM/PVH guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) because VMX VMEntry checks mishandle a certain case. Please see XSA-260 for background on the MovSS shadow. Please see XSA-156 for background on the need for #DB interception. The VMX VMEntry checks do not like the exact combination of state which occurs when #DB in intercepted, Single Stepping is active, and blocked by STI/MovSS is active, despite this being a legitimate state to be in. The resulting VMEntry failure is fatal to the guest. HVM/PVH guest userspace code may be able to crash the guest, resulting in a guest Denial of Service. All versions of Xen are affected. Only systems supporting VMX hardware virtual extensions (Intel, Cyrix, or Zhaoxin CPUs) are affected. Arm and AMD systems are unaffected. Only HVM/PVH guests are affected. PV guests cannot leverage the vulnerability.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Dec 11, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.4% · 84th percentile
CWE
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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.4%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
xenxen
fedoraprojectfedora
opensuseleap
debiandebian linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • debian debian linux10.0
  • debian debian linux9.0
  • fedoraproject fedora30
  • fedoraproject fedora31
  • opensuse leap15.1
  • xen xen4.8.0 and later · up to 4.12.1 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Alpine:v3.10xenfrom 4.8.0 · before 4.12.2-r04.12.2-r0
Alpine:v3.11xenfrom 4.8.0 · before 4.13.0-r04.13.0-r0
Alpine:v3.8xenfrom 4.8.0 · before 4.10.4-r24.10.4-r2
Alpine:v3.9xenfrom 4.8.0 · before 4.11.3-r14.11.3-r1
Debian:10xenbefore 4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1~deb10u14.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1~deb10u1
Debian:12xenbefore 4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-14.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1
Debian:9xenbefore 4.8.5.final+shim4.10.4-1+deb9u124.8.5.final+shim4.10.4-1+deb9u12
openSUSE:Leap 15.1xenbefore 4.12.1_06-lp151.2.9.14.12.1_06-lp151.2.9.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8xenbefore 4.9.4_06-3.62.14.9.4_06-3.62.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8xenbefore 4.9.4_06-3.59.14.9.4_06-3.59.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4xenbefore 4.11.3_02-2.20.14.11.3_02-2.20.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15xenbefore 4.10.4_08-3.28.14.10.4_08-3.28.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1xenbefore 4.12.1_06-3.9.14.12.1_06-3.9.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSxenbefore 4.4.4_42-61.52.14.4.4_42-61.52.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5xenbefore 4.12.1_10-3.8.14.12.1_10-3.8.1
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7xenbefore 4.7.6_06-43.59.14.7.6_06-43.59.1

Same product

xen: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2017-10921The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x does not ensure sufficient type counts for a GNTMAP_device_map and GNTMAP_host_map mapping, whi
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  • CVE-2017-10920The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x mishandles a GNTMAP_device_map and GNTMAP_host_map mapping, when followed by only a GNTMAP_host
    41Plan
  • CVE-2017-10918Xen through 4.8.x does not validate memory allocations during certain P2M operations, which allows guest OS users to obtain privileged host
    41Plan
  • CVE-2017-10912Xen through 4.8.x mishandles page transfer, which allows guest OS users to obtain privileged host OS access, aka XSA-217.
    41Plan
  • CVE-2015-8104The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and Xen 4.3.x through 4.6.x, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host O
    41Plan
  • CVE-2015-5165The C+ mode offload emulation in the RTL8139 network card device model in QEMU, as used in Xen 4.5.x and earlier, allows remote attackers to
    41Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
alpine:xen4.12.2-r0 · Alpine:v3.10Package registry (OSV)
debian:xen4.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:xen4.12.1_06-lp151.2.9.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
suse:xen4.12.1_10-3.8.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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Change log

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References

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