DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4544

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2012-4544
Downstream
DSA-2636-1
Published: 31 Oct 2012, 16:55
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:12

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

31 Oct 2012, 16:55
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:12
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The PV domain builder in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not validate the size of the kernel or ramdisk (1) before or (2) after decompression, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (domain 0 memory consumption) via a crafted (a) kernel or (b) ramdisk.

Affected Systems

  • debian•xen

    < 4.1.3-4 | < 4.1.3-4 | < 4.1.3-4 | < 4.1.3-4

References (1)