CVE-2012-5510

kernel: xen: Grant table version switch list corruption vulnerability

Published Dec 13, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Xen 4.x, when downgrading the grant table version, does not properly remove the status page from the tracking list when freeing the page, which allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) via unspecified vectors.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2582-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-5402 Xen 4.x, when downgrading the grant table version, does not properly remove the status page from the tracking list when freeing the page, which allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) via unspecified vectors.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:05 PM
Reserved
Oct 24, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 13, 2012, 11:53 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:46 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 3, 2012, 12:00 AM