Description
The get_page_from_gfn hypercall function in Xen 4.2 allows local PV guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted GFN that triggers a buffer over-read.
Published: 2012-12-13
Score: 4.7 Medium
EPSS: 6.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-5417 The get_page_from_gfn hypercall function in Xen 4.2 allows local PV guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted GFN that triggers a buffer over-read.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:05:47.308Z

Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5525

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-12-13T11:53:49.167

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

Link: CVE-2012-5525

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-5525 - Bugzilla

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