The PV domain builder in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not validate the size of the kernel or ramdisk (1) before or (2) after decompression, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (domain 0 memory consumption) via a crafted (a) kernel or (b) ramdisk.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2636-1 | xen security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-2636-2 | xen regression update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2012-4472 | The PV domain builder in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not validate the size of the kernel or ramdisk (1) before or (2) after decompression, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (domain 0 memory consumption) via a crafted (a) kernel or (b) ramdisk. |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T20:42:54.912Z
Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-4544
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2012-10-31T16:55:05.827
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2012-4544
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD