Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20123494000
Revision Date:2012-11-23Version:1
Title:CVE-2012-3494 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description:The set_debugreg hypercall in include/asm-x86/debugreg.h in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when running on x86-64 systems, allows local OS guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) by writing to the reserved bits of the DR7 debug control register.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2012-3494
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'xen' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.1.2-2ubuntu2.4').
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