CVE-2012-6033
Description
The do_tmem_control function in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 does not properly check privileges, which allows local guest OS users to access control stack operations via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue was originally published as part of CVE-2012-3497, which was too general; CVE-2012-3497 has been SPLIT into this ID and others.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.1.4-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.1.4-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.1.4-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.1.4-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.1.4-1 |
References
- http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00006.html
- http://osvdb.org/85199
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50472
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55082
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
- http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA-15_multiple_TMEM_hypercall_vulnerabilities
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55410
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027482
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78268
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6033
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.