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CVE-2012-4535

Xen 3.4 through 4.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows local guest OS administrators to cause...

1.9 LowFix available

Xen 3.4 through 4.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (Xen infinite loop and physical CPU consumption) by setting a VCPU with an "inappropriate deadline."

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 1.9

Xen 3.4 through 4.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (Xen infinite loop and physical CPU consumption) by setting a VCPU with an "inappropriate deadline."

Record
CVE-2012-4535
CVSS 2.0
1.9 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Xen 3.4 through 4.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (Xen infinite loop and physical CPU consumption) by setting a VCPU with an "inappropriate deadline."

Record
CVE-2012-4535
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4463 No score

Xen 3.4 through 4.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (Xen infinite loop and physical CPU consumption) by setting a VCPU with an "inappropriate deadline."

Record
EUVD-2012-4463
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cjmp-9gj7-24m6 No score

Xen 3.4 through 4.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows local guest OS administrators to cause...

Xen 3.4 through 4.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (Xen infinite loop and physical CPU consumption) by setting a VCPU with an "inappropriate deadline."

Record
GHSA-cjmp-9gj7-24m6
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Xen 3.4 through 4.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (Xen infinite loop and physical CPU consumption) by setting a VCPU with an "inappropriate deadline."

Record
CVE-2012-4535
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-4535 No score

Xen 3.4 through 4.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (Xen infinite loop and physical CPU consumption) by setting a VCPU with an "inappropriate deadline."

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4535
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10196-1 No score

xen-4.7.0_12-1.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the xen-4.7.0_12-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10196-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xen
Debian:12
 before 4.1.3-4
4.1.3-4
xen
Debian:13
 before 4.1.3-4
4.1.3-4
xen
Debian:14
 before 4.1.3-4
4.1.3-4
xen
Debian:6.0
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 4.0.1-5.5, plus listed versions
4.0.1-24.0.1-44.0.1-54.0.1-5.14.0.1-5.24.0.1-5.34.0.1-5.4
4.0.1-5.5
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
xen
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 124 CVEs
 before 4.7.0_12-1.3
4.7.0_12-1.3

History

History
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In short

CVE-2012-4535 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Xen, published November 21, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in xen 4.1.3-4.

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