CVE-2012-4538

The HVMOP_pagetable_dying hypercall in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 does not properly check the pagetable state when running on shadow pagetables, which allows a…

published November 24, 2012

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
37.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The HVMOP_pagetable_dying hypercall in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 does not properly check the pagetable state when running on shadow pagetables, which allows a local HVM guest OS to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) via unspecified vectors.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00443 · 37.2th percentile
Published
2012-11-24T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 NOV 20:00Z
    The HVMOP_pagetable_dying hypercall in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 does not properly check the pagetable state when running on shadow pagetables, which allows a…
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