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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2008-05-08T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:31:58.745Z

Reserved: 2007-10-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-5498

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-05-08T00:20:00.000

Modified: 2017-09-29T01:29:38.267

Link: CVE-2007-5498

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2008-04-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-5498 - Bugzilla