CVE-2012-5634

Description

Xen 4.2.x, 4.1.x, and 4.0, when using Intel VT-d for PCI passthrough, does not properly configure VT-d when supporting a device that is behind a legacy PCI Bridge, which allows local guests to cause a denial of service to other guests by injecting an interrupt.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00052.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2636 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/09/5 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00049.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00051.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5634?
CVE-2012-5634 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5634?
To fix CVE-2012-5634, 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-2012-5634 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-5634 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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