kernel: xen: HVMOP_get_mem_access crash / HVMOP_set_mem_access information leak
Published Dec 13, 2012
3.2
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
Array index error in the HVMOP_set_mem_access handler in Xen 4.1 allows local HVM guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) or obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
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:S/C:P/I:N/A:P
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 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 21.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 31.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 29.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 27.03th | 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 (18)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00018.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00019.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00011.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51397 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51486 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51487 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135777 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/03/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.osvdb.org/88132 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56799 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5512 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=877385 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80481 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5512
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5512
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