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kernel: denial of service

Package(s):linux, linux-source-2.6.15/22 CVE #(s):CVE-2007-5498
Created:November 27, 2008 Updated:December 3, 2008
Description: The kernel has a denial of service vulnerability. From the vulnerability database entry: 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.
Alerts:
Ubuntu USN-679-1 2008-11-27

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