Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 23, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-6033

Description

The do_tmem_control function in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 does not properly check privileges, which allows local guest OS users to access control stack operations via unspecified vectors. 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.

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Affected products

Xen/Xen4 versions
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >= 4.0, <= 4.2

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References

lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00006.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/50472nvdVendor Advisory
osvdb.org/85199nvd
secunia.com/advisories/55082nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xmlnvd
wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcementsnvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/8nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/55410nvd
www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78268nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03nvd

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