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CVE-2009-1758

The hypervisor_callback function in Xen, possibly before 3.4.0, as applied to the Linux kernel 2...

5.0 Medium

CVE-2009-1758 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Xen, published May 22, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.16%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
2.16%EPSS, 82nd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

The hypervisor_callback function in Xen, possibly before 3.4.0, as applied to the Linux kernel 2.6.30-rc4, 2.6.18, and probably other versions allows guest user applications to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) of the guest OS by triggering a segmentation fault in "certain address ranges."

Exploit likelihood

2.16%Up 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
user-mode-linux
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 2.6.26-1um-2+15lenny3, plus listed versions
2.6.26-1um-22.6.26-1um-2+152.6.26-1um-2+15lenny2
2.6.26-1um-2+15lenny3
linux-2.6
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 2.6.26-15lenny3, plus listed versions
2.6.26-132.6.26-13lenny22.6.26-13lenny2~bpo40+12.6.26-142.6.26-15
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2.6.26-15lenny12.6.26-15lenny22.6.26-15~bpo40+12.6.26-15~bpo40+2
2.6.26-15lenny3
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-xenU
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-xenU-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-xenU
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-xenU-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-xenU
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-xenU-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-xenU
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
kernel-xenU-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

The hypervisor_callback function in Xen, possibly before 3.4.0, as applied to the Linux kernel 2.6.30-rc4, 2.6.18, and probably other versions allows guest user applications to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) of the guest OS by triggering a segmentation fault in "certain address ranges."

Record
CVE-2009-1758
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The hypervisor_callback function in Xen, possibly before 3.4.0, as applied to the Linux kernel 2.6.30-rc4, 2.6.18, and probably other versions allows guest user applications to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) of the guest OS by triggering a segmentation fault in "certain address ranges."

Record
CVE-2009-1758
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1753No score

The hypervisor_callback function in Xen, possibly before 3.4.0, as applied to the Linux kernel 2.6.30-rc4, 2.6.18, and probably other versions allows guest user applications to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) of the guest OS by triggering a segmentation fault in "certain address ranges."

Record
EUVD-2009-1753
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qjvg-f232-r4p7No score

The hypervisor_callback function in Xen, possibly before 3.4.0, as applied to the Linux kernel 2...

The hypervisor_callback function in Xen, possibly before 3.4.0, as applied to the Linux kernel 2.6.30-rc4, 2.6.18, and probably other versions allows guest user applications to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) of the guest OS by triggering a segmentation fault in "certain address ranges."

Record
GHSA-qjvg-f232-r4p7
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
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