CVE-2012-6033

The 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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:45

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00006.html - Vendor Advisory () http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00006.html - Vendor Advisory
References () http://osvdb.org/85199 - () http://osvdb.org/85199 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/50472 - Vendor Advisory () http://secunia.com/advisories/50472 - Vendor Advisory
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 -
References () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml - () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml -
References () http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA-15_multiple_TMEM_hypercall_vulnerabilities - () http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA-15_multiple_TMEM_hypercall_vulnerabilities -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/8 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/8 -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55410 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55410 -
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027482 - () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027482 -
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78268 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78268 -
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03 - () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03 -

Information

Published : 2012-11-23 20:55

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:45


NVD link : CVE-2012-6033

Mitre link : CVE-2012-6033

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-6033


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Products Affected

xen

  • xen
CWE
CWE-264

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