CVE-2012-6030Improper Input Validation in XEN

Severity
7.2HIGHNVD
OSV6.9
EPSS
0.1%
top 81.74%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedNov 23
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The do_tmem_op function in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 allow local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly have other unspecified impacts via unspecified vectors related to "broken locking checks" in an "error path." NOTE: this issue was originally published as part of CVE-2012-3497, which was too general; CVE-2012-3497 has been SPLIT into this ID and others.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages3 packages

debiandebian/xen< xen 4.1.4-1 (bookworm)
Debianxen/xen< 4.1.4-1+3
NVDxen/xen4.0.0, 4.1.0, 4.2.0+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-v379-6hwf-84m7: The do_tmem_op function in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 42022-05-17
OSV
CVE-2012-6030: The do_tmem_op function in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 42012-11-23

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Debian
CVE-2012-6030: xen - The do_tmem_op function in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4...2012
Red Hat
CVE-2012-6030: The do_tmem_op function in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4

💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE kernel non-issue statements2010-05-13