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CVE-2012-0218

Xen 3.4, 4.0, and 4.1, when the guest OS has not registered a handler for a syscall or sysenter instruction, does not properly clear a flag for exception injection when injecting a General Protection Fault, which allows local PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) by later triggering an exception that would normally be handled within Xen.

Severity
Low 1.9
Published
3 Dec 2012
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
0.4% in the next 30 daysHigher than 34% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Needs local access · No login needed
Attacker can
Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
XenServers and applications · cpe:o:xen:xen
  • Version 3.4.0
  • Version 4.0.0
  • Version 4.1.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0218
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0218