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.
Published: 2011-01-22
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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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Citrix Xen
Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:34:37.936Z

Reserved: 2010-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-4238

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-01-22T22:00:03.257

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-4238

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2010-09-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-4238 - Bugzilla

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