Input validation error in Xen - CVE-2012-4536

 

Input validation error in Xen - CVE-2012-4536

Published: November 22, 2012 / Updated: August 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33916
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4536
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Xen
Software vendor:
Xen Project

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The (1) domain_pirq_to_emuirq and (2) physdev_unmap_pirq functions in Xen 2.2 allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (Xen crash) via a crafted pirq value that triggers an out-of-bounds read.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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