kernel: xen: PHYSDEVOP_map_pirq index vulnerability
Published Nov 23, 2012
5.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.44%
Description
PHYSDEVOP_map_pirq in Xen 4.1 and 4.2 and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier allows local HVM guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly read hypervisor or guest memory via vectors related to a missing range check of map->index.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the kernel-xen package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue did not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as we did not have support for Xen hypervisor.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00437) | 35.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00437) | 34.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 18.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 30.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 28.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 26.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (23)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00017.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00005.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/85198 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50472 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50530 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51413 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1027483 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX134708 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA-16_PHYSDEVOP_map_pirq_index_vulnerability x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55414 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3498 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=851193 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78269 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3498
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3498
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