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TI-2012-00210 Aliases CVE-2012-0217GHSA-q644-363q-jfmm

The x86-64 kernel system-call functionality in Xen 4.1.2 and earlier, as used in Citrix…

Priority MEDIUM 59CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The x86-64 kernel system-call functionality in Xen 4.1.2 and earlier, as used in Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier and other products; Oracle Solaris 11 and earlier; illumos before r13724; Joyent SmartOS before 20120614T184600Z; FreeBSD before 9.0-RELEASE-p3; NetBSD 6.0 Beta and earlier; Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and R2 SP1 and Windows 7 Gold and SP1; and possibly other operating systems, when running on an Intel processor, incorrectly uses the sysret path in cases where a certain address is not a canonical address, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application. NOTE: because this issue is due to incorrect use of the Intel specification, it should have been split into separate identifiers; however, there was some value in preserving the original mapping of the multi-codebase coordinated-disclosure effort to a single identifier.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.39573 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 20

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 9.0VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:illumos:illumos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to r13723Vulnerableillumos
cpe:2.3:o:joyent:smartos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 20120614VulnerableJoyent
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.1.2VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.4VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerableXen
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:illumos:illumos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to r13723 Vulnerable ·illumos
  • cpe:2.3:o:joyent:smartos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 20120614 Vulnerable ·Joyent
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
Show 10 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*r2VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.0.2VulnerableCitrix
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableCitrix
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:*:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.0VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.11VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·Citrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Citrix
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:*:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.0 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.11 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2012:0721 Released 2012-06-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel-2.6.18-308.8.2.el5, kernel-2.6.18-308.8.2.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel-2.6.18-308.8.2.el5, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-308.8.2.el5, kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 +8
  • RHSA-2012:0720 Released 2012-06-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server) kernel-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5, kernel-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5 +18

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2012:0721
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:0721
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)Fixed RHSA-2012:0720
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0217
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q644-363q-jfmm

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 9

Other 11

Sources

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