CVE-2010-4238

CVE Details

Release Date:2011-01-22

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.

See more information about CVE-2010-4238 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v2.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 5.5 Base Metrics: AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector: Adjacent network Attack Complexity: Low
Authentication: Requires single instance Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Complete

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)ELSA-2011-00172011-01-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-238.el5)ELSA-2011-00172011-01-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-238.el5)ELSA-2011-00172011-01-20



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