CVE-2012-6031 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) component of Xen versions 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2. A local guest OS user can trigger a CPU hang and host crash due to a spinlock being held in an error path. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7, indicating a medium severity, and requires local access with medium attack complexity to achieve a complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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