Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-5498
Published: May 8, 2008 / Updated: September 29, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95740
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-5498
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2007-5498
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- 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