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CVE-2012-5510
Xen 4.x, when downgrading the grant table version, does not properly remove the status page from the tracking list when freeing the page,…
Medium4.7EPSS 0.42%
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- redhat
Description
Xen 4.x, when downgrading the grant table version, does not properly remove the status page from the tracking list when freeing the page, which allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) via unspecified vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.7 | AV: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.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (19)
- [oss-security] 20121203 Xen Security Advisory 26 (CVE-2012-5510) - Grant table version switch list corruption vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 55082 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0133 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0637 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135777 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201309-24 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- DSA-2582 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 51397 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1685 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 51486 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 51487 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 56794 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 51468 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0636 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2014:0446 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1687 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 88128 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- xen-grant-table-dos(80478) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2012:1615 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .