CVE-2012-4535

Publication date 21 November 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

Xen 3.4 through 4.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (Xen infinite loop and physical CPU consumption) by setting a VCPU with an "inappropriate deadline."

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
xen-3.2 13.10 saucy Not in release
13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
xen-3.1 13.10 saucy Not in release
13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
xen 13.10 saucy
Fixed 4.2.0-1ubuntu2
13.04 raring
Fixed 4.2.0-1ubuntu2
12.10 quantal
Fixed 4.1.3-3ubuntu1.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 4.1.2-2ubuntu2.3
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 4.1.1-2ubuntu4.3
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
xen-3.3 13.10 saucy Not in release
13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes

kees

for full-virtualization issues, add qemu (and kvm)

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