Configuration Affecting xen package, versions <4.1.3-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-XEN-366177
  • published23 Nov 2012
  • disclosed23 Nov 2012

Introduced: 23 Nov 2012

CVE-2012-3496  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-16  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable xen to version 4.1.3-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xen package and not the xen package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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