Description
XENMEM_populate_physmap in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when translating paging mode is not used, allows local PV OS guest kernels to cause a denial of service (BUG triggered and host crash) via invalid flags such as MEMF_populate_on_demand.
Published: 2012-11-23
Score: 4.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2544-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-3452 XENMEM_populate_physmap in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when translating paging mode is not used, allows local PV OS guest kernels to cause a denial of service (BUG triggered and host crash) via invalid flags such as MEMF_populate_on_demand.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.713Z

Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-3496

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-11-23T20:55:03.257

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-3496

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2012-09-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-3496 - Bugzilla

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