41344 : Xen on IA64 PAL Emulation copy_to_user() Function Guest User Arbitrary Physical Memory Access
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(Description Provided by CVE) : The copy_to_user function in the PAL emulation functionality for Xen 3.1.2 and earlier, when running on ia64 systems, allows HVM guest users to access arbitrary physical memory by triggering certain mapping operations.

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CVE ID: 2007-6416 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 28146 28643
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://xenbits.xensource.com/ext/ia64/xen-unstable.hg?rev/e6069a715fd7
http://xenbits.xensource.com/ext/ia64/xen-unstable.hg?rev/e6069a715fd7
RedHat RHSA: RHSA-2008:0089

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