CVE-2012-5515

MediumCVSS 4.7/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The (1) XENMEM_decrease_reservation, (2) XENMEM_populate_physmap, and (3) XENMEM_exchange hypercalls in Xen 4.2 and earlier allow local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (long loop and hang) via a crafted extent_order value.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.7/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 13, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-5515: Medium severity, CVSS 4.7 | Vulnix