CVE-2007-6416

Publication date 17 December 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Negligible

Why this priority?

The copy_to_user function in the PAL emulation functionality for Xen 3.1.2 and earlier, when running on ia64 systems, allows HVM guest users to access arbitrary physical memory by triggering certain mapping operations.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
xen 11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
xen-3.0 11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
xen-3.1 11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Ignored end of life, was needed
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
7.10 gutsy Ignored
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

jdstrand

ia64 only

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
xen-3.1