kernel: xen: Broken error handling in guest_physmap_mark_populate_on_demand()
Published Dec 13, 2012
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
The guest_physmap_mark_populate_on_demand function in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not properly unlock the subject GFNs when checking if they are in use, which allows local guest HVM administrators to cause a denial of service (hang) via unspecified vectors.
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-xen
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-xen | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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:M/Au:N/C:N/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 | 0.41% (0.00411) | 32.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00411) | 32.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 18.52th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (23)
- 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
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- http://www.osvdb.org/88130 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56803 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5514 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=877393 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80483 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5514
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5514
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