CVE-2012-3498

Description

PHYSDEVOP_map_pirq in Xen 4.1 and 4.2 and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier allows local HVM guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly read hypervisor or guest memory via vectors related to a missing range check of map->index.

Category

5.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory xen.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50530 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51413 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55414 vdb entry
http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA-16_PHYSDEVOP_map_pirq_index_vulnerability
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50472 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00005.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/85198 vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78269 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX134708
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/9 mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=851193
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00017.html vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1027483 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3498?
CVE-2012-3498 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3498?
To fix CVE-2012-3498, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-3498 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-3498 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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