CVE-2012-6031 — Improper Input Validation in XEN

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation6 documents6 sources
Severity
4.7MEDIUMNVD
OSV6.9
EPSS
0.1%
top 81.73%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
XENDebian XEN
Timeline
PublishedNov 23
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The do_tmem_get 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 (CPU hang and host crash) via unspecified vectors related to a spinlock being held in the "bad_copy 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:M/C:N/I:N/A:CExploitability: 3.4 | Impact: 6.9

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-jvrg-jfpg-gqx8: The do_tmem_get function in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2012-6031: The do_tmem_get function in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4↗2012-11-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Debian
CVE-2012-6031: xen - The do_tmem_get function in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and ...↗2012
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Red Hat
CVE-2012-6031: The do_tmem_get function in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4↗
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE kernel non-issue statements↗2010-05-13
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