Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 22, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-1758
CVE-2009-1758
Description
The hypervisor_callback function in Xen, possibly before 3.4.0, as applied to the Linux kernel 2.6.30-rc4, 2.6.18, and probably other versions allows guest user applications to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) of the guest OS by triggering a segmentation fault in "certain address ranges."
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:a:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 14 more
- cpe:2.3:a:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.3.1
- cpe:2.3:a:xen:xen:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xen:xen:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xen:xen:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xen:xen:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xen:xen:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xen:xen:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xen:xen:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xen:xen:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xen:xen:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xen:xen:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xen:xen:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xen:xen:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xen:xen:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <3.4.0
Patches
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References
7- lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2009-05/msg00561.htmlnvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/35093nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/35298nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1809nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/14/2nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34957nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10313nvd
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