Improper input validation in Xen

CVE-2012-6034

The (1) tmemc_save_get_next_page and (2) tmemc_save_get_next_inv functions and the (3) TMEMC_SAVE_GET_POOL_UUID sub-operation in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 "do not check incoming guest output buffer pointers," which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and host crash) or execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. 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 (35.4th 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