Xen ssm_i emulation denial of service
| xen-ssmiemulation-dos (41633) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Xen, when running on IA64 systems, is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in ssm_i emulation. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using specific traffic to cause a dom0 panic, resulting in a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to RHSA-2008:0233 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 437770: CVE-2008-1619 [xen-ia64] Dom0 panic while we run ftp test tool between HVM and Dom0..
- Xen Community Web site: Xen Community.
- BID-29085: Linux Kernel 'ssm_i' Emulation Hypervisor Panic Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1619: The ssm_i emulation in Xen 5.1 on IA64 architectures allows attackers to cause a denial of service (dom0 panic) via certain traffic, as demonstrated using an FTP stress test tool.
- RHSA-2008-0233: Important: kernel security and bug fix update
Platforms Affected:
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
- XenSource Xen 5.1
Reported:
Mar 17, 2008
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