Improper Input Validation Affecting xen package, versions <4.1.3-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.44% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-XEN-18388525
  • published29 Jul 2026
  • disclosed23 Nov 2012

Introduced: 23 Nov 2012

CVE-2012-3495  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

The physdev_get_free_pirq hypercall in arch/x86/physdev.c in Xen 4.1.x and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier uses the return value of the get_free_pirq function as an array index without checking that the return value indicates an error, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and host crash) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1