CVE-2007-5498

CVE Details

Release Date:

2008-05-08

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.

See more information about CVE-2007-5498 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.9	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2008-0233	2008-05-08
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-53.1.19.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0233	2008-05-08
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-53.1.19.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0233	2008-05-08

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