SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-5514

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.

MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.41%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 2.0
4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS
0.41% probability · 35th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
xen/xen
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.