kernel: xen: XENMEM_exchange may overwrite hypervisor memory
Published Dec 13, 2012
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
The XENMEM_exchange handler in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not properly check the memory address, which allows local PV guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors that overwrite memory in the hypervisor reserved range.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.2.0
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.3.0
- 3.3.1
- 3.3.2
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.2
- 3.4.3
- 3.4.4
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.1.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1540
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1540 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did 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:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/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 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00143) | 31.86th | 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 (27)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5513 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=877391 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80482 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5513
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5513
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