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CVE-2012-5513
Published: Dec 13, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2012:1540
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
SUSE-SU-2014:0470
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
55082
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
openSUSE-SU-2013:0133
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
[oss-security] 20121203 Xen Security Advisory 29 (CVE-2012-5513) - XENMEM_exchange may overwrite hypervisor memory
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
openSUSE-SU-2013:0637
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135777
x_refsource_CONFIRM
GLSA-201309-24
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
DSA-2582
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
51397
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
openSUSE-SU-2012:1685
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
51486
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
51487
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
56797
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
51468
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
openSUSE-SU-2013:0636
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
SUSE-SU-2014:0446
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
xen-xenmemexchange-priv-esc(80482)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
openSUSE-SU-2012:1687
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
88131
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
SUSE-SU-2012:1615
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
51495
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
SUSE-SU-2012:1606
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
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