Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 8, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-5498
CVE-2007-5498
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.
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References
8- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/30116nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32918nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29082nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42274nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9452nvd
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