Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 23, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-6036
CVE-2012-6036
Description
The (1) memc_save_get_next_page, (2) tmemc_restore_put_page and (3) tmemc_restore_flush_page functions in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 do not check for negative id pools, which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and host crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code 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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References
12- 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
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80326nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03nvd
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