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CVE-2010-4238

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

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00395
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Affected Products & Versions

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citrix xenall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
pocbugs.centos.org · bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=4517bugs.centos.org
pocbugzilla.redhat.com · show_bug.cgi?id=655623bugzilla.redhat.com
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Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Published to NVD22 Jan 2011 · 10:00 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
usnUSN-1186-1
rhsaRHSA-2011:0017Moderate
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45795
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
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