CVE-2007-5498

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.9/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
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References

Timeline

Published
May 8, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2007-5498: Medium severity, CVSS 4.9 | Vulnix