CVE-2012-6036
The (1) memc_save_get_next_page, (2) tmemc_restore_put_page and (3) tmemc_restore_flush_page functions in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 do not check for negative id pools,
02 Description
The (1) memc_save_get_next_page, (2) tmemc_restore_put_page and (3) tmemc_restore_flush_page functions in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 do not check for negative id pools,
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 37.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-11-23 20:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 21:21Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-11-23
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e1719a23b8af923dfd98515d79a9218e7176bb4aaa921a92e8176ba4447c70ef
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com55082http://secunia.com/advisories/55082
- www.securitytracker.com1027482http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027482
- wiki.xen.orghttp://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA-15_multiple_TMEM_hypercall_vulnerabilities
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201309-24http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
- www.securityfocus.com55410http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55410
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120905 Xen Security Advisory 15 (CVE-2012-3497) - multiple TMEM hypercall vulnerabilitieshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/8
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comxen-tmem-priv-esc(78268)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78268
- osvdb.org85199http://osvdb.org/85199
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comxen-memcsavegetnextpage-code-exec(80326)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80326
- lists.xen.org[Xen-announce] 20120905 Xen Security Advisory 15 (CVE-2012-3497) - multiple TMEM hypercall vulnerabilitieshttp://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00006.html
- secunia.com50472http://secunia.com/advisories/50472
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201604-03https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- xen Fixed in 4.1.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- xen Fixed in 4.1.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- xen Fixed in 4.1.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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