SB2008050803 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel
Published: May 8, 2008
Security Bulletin ID
SB2008050803
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management errors (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-5498)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30116
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29082
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=369531
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42274
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9452