CVE-2012-6033

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-6033
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-11-23 20:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe do_tmem_control function in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 does not properly check privileges, which allows local guest OS users to access control stack operations 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.4 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Xen Xen 4.0.0 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.1.0 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.2.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Xen Security Advisory 15 (CVE-2012-3497) - multiple TMEM hypercall vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[Xen-announce] Xen Security Advisory 15 (CVE-2012-3497) - multiple TMEM hypercall vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.xen.org Vendor Advisory
Security Announcements - Xen af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.xen.org
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Security Advisory SA50472 - Xen Multiple Denial of Service and Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Xen 'TMEM hypercall' Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Xen Transcendent Memory (TMEM) Multiple Flaws Lets Local Users on the Guest Operating System Gain Elevated Privileges on the Host - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Security Advisory SA55082 - Gentoo update for xen - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201604-03) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
osvdb.org/85199 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
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