CVE - CVE-2012-5514

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-5514	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The guest_physmap_mark_populate_on_demand function in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not properly unlock the subject GFNs when checking if they are in use, which allows local guest HVM administrators to cause a denial of service (hang) via unspecified vectors.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:51397 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51397 MISC:51468 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51468 MISC:51486 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51486 MISC:51487 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51487 MISC:55082 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 MISC:56803 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56803 MISC:88130 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/88130~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:DSA-2582 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2582 MISC:GLSA-201309-24 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml MISC:SUSE-SU-2012:1615 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00001.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2014:0446 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html MISC:[oss-security] 20121203 Xen Security Advisory 30 (CVE-2012-5514) - Broken error handling in guest_physmap_mark_populate_on_demand() URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/03/12 MISC:http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135777 URL:http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135777 MISC:openSUSE-SU-2012:1685 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00018.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2012:1687 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00019.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:0133 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00011.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:0636 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00051.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:0637 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00052.html MISC:xen-guestphysmapmark-dos(80483) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80483
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20121024	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20121024)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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