CVE-2012-5514

Publication date 13 December 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
xen 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-3.1 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
Not affected
xen-3.2 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
Not affected
xen-3.3 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

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