CVE-2007-5498

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.9
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 8, 2008
First seenMay 8, 2008

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel2.6.18—

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