Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 17, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-6416
CVE-2007-6416
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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Affected products
2Patches
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References
7- xenbits.xensource.com/ext/ia64/xen-unstable.hgnvdExploit
- osvdb.org/41344nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28146nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28643nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0089.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26954nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9840nvd
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