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CVE-2012-4537 Detail

Description

Xen 3.4 through 4.2, and possibly earlier versions, does not properly synchronize the p2m and m2p tables when the set_p2m_entry function fails, which allows local HVM guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and assertion failure), aka "Memory mapping failure DoS vulnerability."


Metrics

 
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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00008.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00009.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00001.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-11/msg00005.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://osvdb.org/87307 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1540.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/51200 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/51324 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/51352 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/51413 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/51468 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2582 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/13/6 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56498 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027761 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80024 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03 CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-16 Configuration cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4537
NVD Published Date:
11/21/2012
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.