CVE-2012-4544 | BDVDB-2026-53253 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51071
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/26/3
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091832.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51413
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091844.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00008.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2636
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79617
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092050.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56289
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027699
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0241.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
- http://osvdb.org/86619
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51352
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51324
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.