CVE-2012-4544

Description

The PV domain builder in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not validate the size of the kernel or ramdisk (1) before or (2) after decompression, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (domain 0 memory consumption) via a crafted (a) kernel or (b) ramdisk.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51071 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/26/3 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091832.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51413 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091844.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00008.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2636 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79617 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092050.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56289 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027699 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0241.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/86619 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00009.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51352 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51324 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00015.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4544?
CVE-2012-4544 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4544?
To fix CVE-2012-4544, 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-2012-4544 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-4544 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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