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CVE-2012-5510

Xen 4.x, when downgrading the grant table version, does not properly remove the status page from the tracking list when freeing the page, which allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) via unspecified vectors.

Severity
Medium 4.7
Published
13 Dec 2012
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
0.4% in the next 30 daysHigher than 36% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Needs local access · No login needed
Attacker can
Take it down
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
XenServers and applications · cpe:o:xen:xen
  • Version 4.2.0
  • Version 4.1.3
  • Version 4.1.2
  • Version 4.1.1
All 10 release lines
  • Version 4.0.0
  • Version 4.0.1
  • Version 4.0.2
  • Version 4.0.3
  • Version 4.0.4
  • Version 4.1.0
  • Version 4.1.1
  • Version 4.1.2
  • Version 4.1.3
  • Version 4.2.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5510
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5510