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CVE-2012-6031
Published: Nov 23, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
55082
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
1027482
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
GLSA-201309-24
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
55410
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
[oss-security] 20120905 Xen Security Advisory 15 (CVE-2012-3497) - multiple TMEM hypercall vulnerabilities
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
xen-tmem-priv-esc(78268)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
85199
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
[Xen-announce] 20120905 Xen Security Advisory 15 (CVE-2012-3497) - multiple TMEM hypercall vulnerabilities
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
50472
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
GLSA-201604-03
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
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