CVE-2007-5498 (GCVE-0-2007-5498)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-05-08 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 15:31
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
8 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29082 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=369531 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30116 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-02… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32918 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
2008-05-07 00:00
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