CVE-2007-4993

Published: 27 September 2007

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.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
xen-3.0 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	edgy	Ignored (end of life, was needed)
	feisty	Released (3.0.3-0ubuntu10.1)
	upstream	Needs triage
xen-3.1 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	gutsy	Released (3.1.0-0ubuntu16)
xen-3.1 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	upstream	Needs triage

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-527-1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4993
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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