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CVE-2007-5498
Published: May 8, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The Xen hypervisor block backend driver for Linux kernel 2.6.18, when running on a 64-bit host with a 32-bit paravirtualized guest, allows local privileged users in the guest OS to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via a request that specifies a large number of blocks.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
29082
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9452
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=369531
x_refsource_MISC
30116
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2008:0233
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
32918
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-679-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
linux-kernel-xen-hypervisor-dos(42274)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
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