FKIE_CVE-2012-6034

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-11-23 20:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:47
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Summary
The (1) tmemc_save_get_next_page and (2) tmemc_save_get_next_inv functions and the (3) TMEMC_SAVE_GET_POOL_UUID sub-operation in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 "do not check incoming guest output buffer pointers," which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and host crash) or execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. 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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00006.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/85199
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/50472Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/55082
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA-15_multiple_TMEM_hypercall_vulnerabilities
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/8
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55410
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027482
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78268
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00006.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/85199
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/50472Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/55082
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA-15_multiple_TMEM_hypercall_vulnerabilities
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/8
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55410
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027482
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78268
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
xen xen 4.0.0
xen xen 4.1.0
xen xen 4.2.0
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