CVE-2007-5498

Published May 8, 2008

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: secalert@redhat.com
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.9
Impact score: 6.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-399

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "C06F0037-DE20-4B4A-977F-BFCFAB026517"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References