CVE-2012-3496
XENMEM_populate_physmap in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when...
CVE-2012-3496 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Citrix Xenserver, published September 8, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in xen 4.1.3-2.
XENMEM_populate_physmap in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when translating paging mode is not used, allows local PV OS guest kernels to cause a denial of service (BUG triggered and host crash) via invalid flags such as MEMF_populate_on_demand.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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XENMEM_populate_physmap in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when translating paging mode is not used, allows local PV OS guest kernels to cause a denial of service (BUG triggered and host crash) via invalid flags such as MEMF_populate_on_demand.
- Record
CVE-2012-3496- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-16
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
XENMEM_populate_physmap in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when translating paging mode is not used, allows local PV OS guest kernels to cause a denial of service (BUG triggered and host crash) via invalid flags such as MEMF_populate_on_demand.
- Record
CVE-2012-3496- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-3452 No score
XENMEM_populate_physmap in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when translating paging mode is not used, allows local PV OS guest kernels to cause a denial of service (BUG triggered and host crash) via invalid flags such as MEMF_populate_on_demand.
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EUVD-2012-3452- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gw25-hcr4-7p5h No score
XENMEM_populate_physmap in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when...
XENMEM_populate_physmap in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when translating paging mode is not used, allows local PV OS guest kernels to cause a denial of service (BUG triggered and host crash) via invalid flags such as MEMF_populate_on_demand.
- Record
GHSA-gw25-hcr4-7p5h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
XENMEM_populate_physmap in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when translating paging mode is not used, allows local PV OS guest kernels to cause a denial of service (BUG triggered and host crash) via invalid flags such as MEMF_populate_on_demand.
- Record
CVE-2012-3496- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-3496 No score
XENMEM_populate_physmap in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when translating paging mode is not used, allows local PV OS guest kernels to cause a denial of service (BUG triggered and host crash) via invalid flags such as MEMF_populate_on_demand.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3496- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
secunia.com/advisories/55082
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854590
securitytracker.com/id?1027481
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78267
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/7
lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00002.html
securityfocus.com/bid/55412
osvdb.org/85200
support.citrix.com/article/CTX134708
wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements
debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2544
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3496
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gw25-hcr4-7p5h
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3496