Vulnerability in Xen
CVE-2012-5525
The get_page_from_gfn hypercall function in Xen 4.2 allows local PV guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted GFN that triggers a buffer over-read.
EPSS: 0.016 (73.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Xen — versions 4.2.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-5525?
- CVE-2012-5525 is a vulnerability in Xen. Published 2012-12-13.
- Is CVE-2012-5525 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.