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CVE-2007-4993

Publication date 27 September 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

pygrub (tools/pygrub/src/GrubConf.py) in Xen 3.0.3, when booting a guest domain, allows local users with elevated privileges in the guest domain to execute arbitrary commands in domain 0 via a crafted grub.conf file whose contents are used in exec statements.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
xen-3.0 7.04 feisty
Fixed 3.0.3-0ubuntu10.1
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
xen-3.1 7.10 gutsy
Fixed 3.1.0-0ubuntu16

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-527-1
    • xen-3.0 vulnerability
    • 5 October 2007

Other references