CVE-2012-4544
The PV domain builder in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not validate the size of the kernel or ramdisk (1) before or (2) after decompression, whic
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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
The PV domain builder in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not validate the size of the kernel or ramdisk (1) before or (2) after decompression, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (domain 0 memory consumption) via a crafted (a) kernel or (b) ramdisk.
Timeline
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Affected versions
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Version range not reported
References 21
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/2014-03/msg00015.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html