CVE-2012-5513
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 13, 2012
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 24, 2012
Description
The XENMEM_exchange handler in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not properly check the memory address, which allows local PV guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors that overwrite memory in the hypervisor reserved range.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- RHSA-2012:1540vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2014:0470vendor-advisory
- 55082third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0133vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20121203 Xen Security Advisory 29 (CVE-2012-5513) - XENMEM_exchange may overwrite hypervisor memorymailing-list
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0637vendor-advisory
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135777
- GLSA-201309-24vendor-advisory
- DSA-2582vendor-advisory
- 51397third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1685vendor-advisory
- 51486third-party-advisory
- 51487third-party-advisory
- 56797vdb-entry
- 51468third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0636vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2014:0446vendor-advisory
- xen-xenmemexchange-priv-esc(80482)vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1687vendor-advisory
- 88131vdb-entry
- SUSE-SU-2012:1615vendor-advisory
- 51495third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2012:1606vendor-advisory
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