DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5514

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5514

    Published: 13 Dec 2012Last Modified: 5 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-5514

    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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5514

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: xen

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/xen?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.1.3-6

    Affected versions

    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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