CVE-2012-3498
PHYSDEVOP_map_pirq in Xen 4.1 and 4.2 and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier allows local HVM...
PHYSDEVOP_map_pirq in Xen 4.1 and 4.2 and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier allows local HVM guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly read hypervisor or guest memory via vectors related to a missing range check of map->index.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
PHYSDEVOP_map_pirq in Xen 4.1 and 4.2 and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier allows local HVM guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly read hypervisor or guest memory via vectors related to a missing range check of map->index.
- Record
CVE-2012-3498- CVSS 2.0
- 5.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
PHYSDEVOP_map_pirq in Xen 4.1 and 4.2 and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier allows local HVM guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly read hypervisor or guest memory via vectors related to a missing range check of map->index.
- Record
CVE-2012-3498- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-3454 No score
PHYSDEVOP_map_pirq in Xen 4.1 and 4.2 and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier allows local HVM guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly read hypervisor or guest memory via vectors related to a missing range check of map->index.
- Record
EUVD-2012-3454- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2gjh-pw8m-qmpj No score
PHYSDEVOP_map_pirq in Xen 4.1 and 4.2 and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier allows local HVM...
PHYSDEVOP_map_pirq in Xen 4.1 and 4.2 and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier allows local HVM guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly read hypervisor or guest memory via vectors related to a missing range check of map->index.
- Record
GHSA-2gjh-pw8m-qmpj- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
PHYSDEVOP_map_pirq in Xen 4.1 and 4.2 and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier allows local HVM guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly read hypervisor or guest memory via vectors related to a missing range check of map->index.
- Record
CVE-2012-3498- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-3498 No score
PHYSDEVOP_map_pirq in Xen 4.1 and 4.2 and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier allows local HVM guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly read hypervisor or guest memory via vectors related to a missing range check of map->index.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3498- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2012-3498 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.6) in Citrix Xenserver, published November 23, 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 4.1.3-2.
References
secunia.com/advisories/55082
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
securityfocus.com/bid/55414
wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00005.html
osvdb.org/85198
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78269
support.citrix.com/article/CTX134708
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/9
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=851193
securitytracker.com/id?1027483
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3498
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2gjh-pw8m-qmpj
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3498