PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2012-6031Design/Logic Flaw
The do_tmem_get function in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 allow local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (CPU hang and host crash) via unspecified vectors related to a spinlock being held in the “bad_copy error path.” 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.
References
lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00006.html
osvdb.org/85199
secunia.com/advisories/50472
secunia.com/advisories/55082
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/8
www.securityfocus.com/bid/55410
www.securitytracker.com/id?1027482
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78268
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
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