The XENMEM_exchange handler in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not properly check the memory address, which allows local PV guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors that overwrite memory in the hypervisor reserved range.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

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

Updated: 2017-08-28T12:57:01

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


Link: CVE-2012-5513

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-12-13T11:53:48.993

Modified: 2023-02-13T00:26:42.630


Link: CVE-2012-5513

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