CVE-2010-0431

Description

QEMU-KVM, as used in the Hypervisor (aka rhev-hypervisor) in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) 2.2 and KVM 83, does not properly validate guest QXL driver pointers, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and guest OS crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Category

6.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0627.html patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=568809 patch vendor advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0622.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0431?
CVE-2010-0431 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0431?
To fix CVE-2010-0431, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0431 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-0431 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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