Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20124538000
Revision Date:2012-11-24Version:1
Title:CVE-2012-4538 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description:The HVMOP_pagetable_dying hypercall in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 does not properly check the pagetable state when running on shadow pagetables, which allows a local HVM guest OS to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) via unspecified vectors.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2012-4538
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'xen' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.1.2-2ubuntu2.3').
  • BACK