CVE-2010-4238 (GCVE-0-2010-4238)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-01-22 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 03:34
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The vbd_create function in Xen 3.1.2, when the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 is used, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic) via an attempted access to a virtual CD-ROM device through the blkback driver. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
9 references
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|---|---|
| http://bugs.centos.org/bug_view_advanced_page.php… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=655623 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-00… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-20… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/42884 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45795 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
2010-09-20 00:00
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