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rPSA-2007-0210-1 xen

rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0210-1
Published: 2007-10-08
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Severe
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect Root Deterministic Unauthorized Access
Updated Versions:
    xen=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/3.0.3_0-1.6-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1752

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4993

Description:
    Previous versions of the xen package are vulnerable an attack
    in which a user with elevated privileges in a guest domain may
    use a maliciously crafted grub.conf file to execute arbitrary
    commands as root in domain 0.

Copyright 2007 rPath, Inc.
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