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CVE-2012-3496

XENMEM_populate_physmap in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when translating paging mode is not used, allows…

Medium4.7EPSS 0.42%
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redhat

Description

XENMEM_populate_physmap in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when translating paging mode is not used, allows local PV OS guest kernels to cause a denial of service (BUG triggered and host crash) via invalid flags such as MEMF_populate_on_demand.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2012-3496, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium4.7AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.42% · top 64% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.7.

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