Xen 'HVMOP_set_mem_access' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	56799
Class:	Unknown
CVE:	CVE-2012-5512
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Dec 03 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:17PM
Credit:	The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable:	SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware 11 SP2 + Linux kernel 2.6.5 SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 + Linux kernel 2.6.5 SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 11 SP2 SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 + Linux kernel 2.6.5 SuSE openSUSE 12.1 SuSE openSUSE 11.4 Gentoo Linux Citrix XenServer 6.0 Citrix XenServer 5.6 Citrix XenServer 5.5 Citrix XenServer 5.0
Not Vulnerable:

Xen 'HVMOP_set_mem_access' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Xen is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to cause the application to crash, denying service to legitimate users, or to disclose sensitive information.

Xen 'HVMOP_set_mem_access' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Xen 'HVMOP_set_mem_access' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

Xen 'HVMOP_set_mem_access' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• XenSource Homepage (XenSource)