Improper input validation in Xen

CVE-2012-6030

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.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.004 (32.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Xen — versions 4.0.0, 4.1.0, 4.2.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References