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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-12-13T11:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:05:47.237Z

Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-5514

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-12-13T11:53:49.040

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:44:48.073

Link: CVE-2012-5514

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-5514 - Bugzilla