CVE-2012-4536

low
Published 2012-11-21 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1

Description

The (1) domain_pirq_to_emuirq and (2) physdev_unmap_pirq functions in Xen 2.2 allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (Xen crash) via a crafted pirq value that triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4536

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-11/msg00003.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed4.1.3-4
debian debianbullseyefixed4.1.3-4
debian debianforkyfixed4.1.3-4
debian debiansidfixed4.1.3-4
debian debiantrixiefixed4.1.3-4

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.