CVE-2012-2934
Xen 4.0, and 4.1, when running a 64-bit PV guest on "older" AMD CPUs, does not properly protect...
Xen 4.0, and 4.1, when running a 64-bit PV guest on "older" AMD CPUs, does not properly protect against a certain AMD processor bug, which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host hang) via sequential execution of instructions across a non-canonical boundary, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0217.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
1.9
Xen 4.0, and 4.1, when running a 64-bit PV guest on "older" AMD CPUs, does not properly protect against a certain AMD processor bug, which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host hang) via sequential execution of instructions across a non-canonical boundary, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0217.
- Record
CVE-2012-2934- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Xen 4.0, and 4.1, when running a 64-bit PV guest on "older" AMD CPUs, does not properly protect against a certain AMD processor bug, which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host hang) via sequential execution of instructions across a non-canonical boundary, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0217.
- Record
CVE-2012-2934- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2913 No score
Xen 4.0, and 4.1, when running a 64-bit PV guest on "older" AMD CPUs, does not properly protect against a certain AMD processor bug, which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host hang) via sequential execution of instructions across a non-canonical boundary, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0217.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2913- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-48m3-5gf3-cq84 No score
Xen 4.0, and 4.1, when running a 64-bit PV guest on "older" AMD CPUs, does not properly protect...
Xen 4.0, and 4.1, when running a 64-bit PV guest on "older" AMD CPUs, does not properly protect against a certain AMD processor bug, which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host hang) via sequential execution of instructions across a non-canonical boundary, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0217.
- Record
GHSA-48m3-5gf3-cq84- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Xen 4.0, and 4.1, when running a 64-bit PV guest on "older" AMD CPUs, does not properly protect against a certain AMD processor bug, which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host hang) via sequential execution of instructions across a non-canonical boundary, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0217.
- Record
CVE-2012-2934- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-2934 No score
Xen 4.0, and 4.1, when running a 64-bit PV guest on "older" AMD CPUs, does not properly protect against a certain AMD processor bug, which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host hang) via sequential execution of instructions across a non-canonical boundary, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0217.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2934- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xenDebian:12 |
before 4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-1 | 4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-1 |
xenDebian:13 |
before 4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-1 | 4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-1 |
xenDebian:14 |
before 4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-1 | 4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-1 |
xenDebian:6.0 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 4.0.1-5.2, plus listed versions 4.0.1-24.0.1-44.0.1-54.0.1-5.1 |
4.0.1-5.2 |
kernelRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-PAERed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-PAE-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-PAE-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-debugRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-debug-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
kernel-debug-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-debuginfo-commonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-headersRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-xenRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-xen-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-xen-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernelRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-PAERed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-PAE-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-PAE-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-debugRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-debug-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-debug-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-debuginfo-commonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-headersRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-kdumpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-kdump-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-kdump-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-xenRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-xen-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
kernel-xen-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 | 0:2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-2934 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Xen, published June 24, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. Fixed in xen 4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/55082
support.amd.com/us/Processor_TechDocs/25759.pdf
securityfocus.com/bid/53961
secunia.com/advisories/51413
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2501
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-06/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2934
github.com/advisories/GHSA-48m3-5gf3-cq84
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2934
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0721
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=813428
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=824966
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2012/rhsa-2012_0721.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0217
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0217
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0217
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2934
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2934