--- title: "CVE-2008-4405\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4405?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2008-4405 Publication date 3 October 2008 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Low** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description xend in Xen 3.0.3 does not properly limit the contents of the /local/domain xenstore directory tree, and does not properly restrict a guest VM's write access within this tree, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service and possibly have unspecified other impact by writing to (1) console/tty, (2) console/limit, or (3) image/device-model-pid. NOTE: this issue was originally reported as an issue in libvirt 0.3.3 and xenstore, but CVE is considering the core issue to be related to Xen. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4405?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | xen | 13.10 saucy | Not affected | | 13.04 raring | Not affected | | 12.10 quantal | Not affected | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | 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 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life | | xen-3.0 | 13.10 saucy | Not in release | | 13.04 raring | Not in release | | 12.10 quantal | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 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 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | xen-3.1 | 13.10 saucy | Not in release | | 13.04 raring | Not in release | | 12.10 quantal | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 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 end of life, was needed | | 7.04 feisty | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | xen-3.2 | 13.10 saucy | Not in release | | 13.04 raring | Not in release | | 12.10 quantal | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 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 | Ignored end of life | | 7.10 gutsy | Not in release | | 7.04 feisty | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | xen-3.3 | 13.10 saucy | Not in release | | 13.04 raring | Not in release | | 12.10 quantal | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 11.10 oneiric | Not in release | | 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life | | 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life | | 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life | | 9.04 jaunty | Ignored end of life | | 8.10 intrepid | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | 7.10 gutsy | Not in release | | 7.04 feisty | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) * [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4405?format=md#patch-details) ## Notes --- ### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand) per berrange@redhat.com on oss-security, this is a Xen issue, and libvirt, while affected, is fixed via the Xen patches --- ### [kees](https://launchpad.net/~kees) this only affects xen-utils-3.X, which is in universe --- ### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand) original patch for CVE-2008-4405 introduced CVE-2008-5716 --- ### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur) xen-xenstore-permissions.patch in RHEL5 ### Patch details For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) | Package | Patch details | | --- | --- | | xen-3.1 | * Upstream: | | xen-3.2 | * Upstream: | | xen-3.3 | * Upstream: | ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4405) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4405) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-4405) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4405) ### Other references *