CVE-2012-4537
Xen 3.4 through 4.2, and possibly earlier versions, does not properly synchronize the p2m and m2p tables when the set_p2m_entry function fai
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- 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
Xen 3.4 through 4.2, and possibly earlier versions, does not properly synchronize the p2m and m2p tables when the set_p2m_entry function fails, which allows local HVM guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and assertion failure), aka "Memory mapping failure DoS vulnerability."
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Affected versions
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Version range not reported
References 23
rhn.redhat.com
lists.opensuse.org
- opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00008.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00009.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00001.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html