CVE-2009-1758

kernel: xen: local denial of service

Published May 22, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The hypervisor_callback function in Xen, possibly before 3.4.0, as applied to the Linux kernel 2.6.30-rc4, 2.6.18, and probably other versions allows guest user applications to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) of the guest OS by triggering a segmentation fault in "certain address ranges."

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1809-1 New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-1753 The hypervisor_callback function in Xen, possibly before 3.4.0, as applied to the Linux kernel 2.6.30-rc4, 2.6.18, and probably other versions allows guest user applications to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) of the guest OS by triggering a segmentation fault in "certain address ranges."
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:27 AM
Reserved
May 21, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 22, 2009, 11:52 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:07 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 13, 2009, 12:00 AM