CVE-2007-6416

CVE Details

Release Date:	2007-12-17
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

The copy_to_user function in the PAL emulation functionality for Xen 3.1.2 and earlier, when running on ia64 systems, allows HVM guest users to access arbitrary physical memory by triggering certain mapping operations.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.6
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2008-0089	2008-01-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-53.1.6.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0089	2008-01-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-53.1.6.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0089	2008-01-24