CVE-2012-6030

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The do_tmem_op function in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 allow local guest OS users to cause a

The do_tmem_op function in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 allow local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly have other unspecified impacts via unspecified vectors related to "broken locking checks" in an "error path." NOTE: this issue was originally published as part of CVE-2012-3497, which was too general.

CVE-2012-3497 has been SPLIT into this ID and others.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00059

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CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

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Affected Products & Versions

xenall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

7.2

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD23 Nov 2012 · 08:55 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00006.htmlVendor Advisory

http://osvdb.org/85199

http://secunia.com/advisories/50472Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/55082

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml

http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA-15_multiple_TMEM_hypercall_vulnerabilities

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/8

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55410

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027482

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78268

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03

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