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title: "CVE-2012-3221\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-3221

Publication date 17 October 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM Virtual Box component in Oracle
Virtualization 3.2, 4.0, and 4.1 allows local users to affect availability
via unknown vectors related to VirtualBox Core. NOTE: The previous
information was obtained from the October 2012 CPU. Oracle has not
commented on claims from another vendor that this issue is related to
"incorrect interrupt handling."

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| virtualbox | 12.10 quantal | Fixed 4.1.18-dfsg-1ubuntu1.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2 |
| 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 4.1.2-dfsg-1ubuntu1.1 |
| 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| virtualbox-ose | 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 3.1.6-dfsg-2ubuntu2.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3221?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| virtualbox | * Debdiff:   <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox/+bug/1044634> |
| virtualbox-ose | * Debdiff:   <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox/+bug/1044634> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3221)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3221)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-3221)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3221)

### Other references

* <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2012-1515893.html>
* <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2012verbose-1515934.html#OVIR>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3221>