Out-of-Bounds Affecting xen-debuginfo package, versions <0:3.0.3-41.el5_1.5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.49% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-XENDEBUGINFO-9879517
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed13 May 2008

Introduced: 13 May 2008

CVE-2008-1943  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 xen-debuginfo to version 0:3.0.3-41.el5_1.5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2008:0194.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xen-debuginfo package and not the xen-debuginfo package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in the backend of XenSource Xen Para Virtualized Frame Buffer (PVFB) 3.0 through 3.1.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted description of a shared framebuffer.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1