CVE-2012-3494
The set_debugreg hypercall in include/asm-x86/debugreg.h in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when running on x
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- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
The set_debugreg hypercall in include/asm-x86/debugreg.h in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when running on x86-64 systems, allows local OS guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) by writing to the reserved bits of the DR7 debug control register.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- n/a n/a
Version range not reported
References 25
security.gentoo.org
lists.opensuse.org
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00005.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00012.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00018.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00003.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00001.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00004.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00017.html