Improper input validation in Xen

CVE-2012-6031

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.

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

EPSS: 0.004 (29.9th 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