CVE-2012-5514

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    CVE-2012-5514

    Published: 13 Dec 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/51397, http://secunia.com/advisories/51468, http://secunia.com/advisories/51486, http://secunia.com/advisories/51487, http://secunia.com/advisories/55082, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml, http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2582, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00001.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00018.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00019.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00011.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00051.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00052.html, http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135777, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/03/12, http://www.osvdb.org/88130, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56803, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80483

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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