CVE-2018-10471 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-10471: An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.10.x allowing x86 PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds zero write and hypervisor crash) via unexpected INT 80 processing, because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2017-5754.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-10471 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

xen→ fixed in4.8.3+xsa262+shim4.10.0+comet3-1+deb9u6urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xen
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

xen→ fixed in4.8.3+xsa262+shim4.10.0+comet3-1+deb9u6urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xen
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

xen→ fixed in4.8.3+xsa262+shim4.10.0+comet3-1+deb9u6urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xen
```

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