Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21233
Revision Date:2014-02-24Version:87
Title:RHSA-2012:1540: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Important)
Description:The XENMEM_exchange handler in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not properly check the memory address, which allows local PV guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors that overwrite memory in the hypervisor reserved range.
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CESA-2012:1540
CVE-2012-2372
CVE-2012-3552
CVE-2012-4508
CVE-2012-4535
CVE-2012-4537
CVE-2012-5513
RHSA-2012:1540-00
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Product(s):kernel
Definition Synopsis
  • Redhat 5 or Centos 5 release
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • OR The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
  • AND Packages section
  • kernel-xen-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
  • OR kernel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
  • OR kernel-debug is earlier than 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
  • OR kernel-PAE is earlier than 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
  • OR kernel-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
  • OR kernel-debug-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
  • OR kernel-doc is earlier than 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
  • OR kernel-PAE-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
  • OR kernel-headers is earlier than 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
  • OR kernel-kdump-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
  • OR kernel-kdump is earlier than 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
  • OR kernel-xen is earlier than 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
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