CVE-2007-5498

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 1

Downstream

RHSA-2008:0233

Modified

Published: 08 May 2008, 00:00

Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 15:31

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)

low

20/100

CVSS Score

4.9 MEDIUM

v2.0 (nvd)

EPSS Score

0.05% LOW

0% probability 0.00%

KEV

Not listed

Ransomware

No reports

Public exploits

None found

Dark Web

Not detected

Timeline

08 May 2008, 00:00

Published

Vulnerability first disclosed

07 Aug 2024, 15:31

Last Modified

Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.05%• Percentile: 16%

Techniques & Countermeasures

CWE-399•Resource Management Errors
Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.

Affected Systems

linux•linux_kernel
2.6.18