CVE-2010-4238

kernel: Xen Dom0 crash with Windows 2008 R2 64bit DomU + GPLPV

Published Jan 22, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4211 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1186-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:34 AM
Reserved
Nov 16, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 22, 2011, 10:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:24 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 20, 2010, 12:00 AM