# CVE-2012-3496: XENMEM\_populate\_physmap in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when translating paging mode is not used, allows l

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-11-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

XENMEM_populate_physmap in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when translating paging mode is not used, allows local PV OS guest kernels to cause a denial of service (BUG triggered and host crash) via invalid flags such as MEMF_populate_on_demand.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/55082
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50530
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51413
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854590
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1027481
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50472
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78267
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/7
- http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00002.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55412
- http://www.osvdb.org/85200
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00018.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00003.html
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX134708
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html
- http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA-14_XENMEM_populate_physmap_DoS_vulnerability
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00017.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2544

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