CVE-2010-4238

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.39%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://bugs.centos.org/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=4517 exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=655623 exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45795 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64698 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4238?
CVE-2010-4238 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4238?
To fix CVE-2010-4238, 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-2010-4238 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4238 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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