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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-5498
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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.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42274

UBUNTU
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA30116
  Secunia Advisory: SA32918

REDHAT
  http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.html

MISC

BID
  29082


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