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CVE-2012-4539

Published: Nov 21, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
5.5 IMPORTANT
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4539
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

Xen 4.0 through 4.2, when running 32-bit x86 PV guests on 64-bit hypervisors, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and hang or crash) via invalid arguments to GNTTABOP_get_status_frames, aka Grant table hypercall infinite loop DoS vulnerability.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
XenXen4.0.0 (including)4.0.0 (including)
XenXen4.0.1 (including)4.0.1 (including)
XenXen4.0.2 (including)4.0.2 (including)
XenXen4.0.3 (including)4.0.3 (including)
XenXen4.0.4 (including)4.0.4 (including)
XenXen4.1.0 (including)4.1.0 (including)
XenXen4.1.1 (including)4.1.1 (including)
XenXen4.1.2 (including)4.1.2 (including)
XenXen4.1.3 (including)4.1.3 (including)
XenXen4.2.0 (including)4.2.0 (including)
XenUbuntudevel*
XenUbuntuoneiric*
XenUbuntuprecise*
XenUbuntuquantal*

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