The dispatch_discard_io function in drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c in the Xen blkback implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.10.5 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (data loss) via filesystem write operations on a read-only disk that supports the (1) BLKIF_OP_DISCARD (aka discard or TRIM) or (2) SCSI UNMAP feature.
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EUVD-2013-2105 | The dispatch_discard_io function in drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c in the Xen blkback implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.10.5 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (data loss) via filesystem write operations on a read-only disk that supports the (1) BLKIF_OP_DISCARD (aka discard or TRIM) or (2) SCSI UNMAP feature. |
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USN-1938-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-1943-1 | Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-1944-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-1945-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
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USN-1946-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
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USN-1947-1 | Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-2038-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-2039-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T15:27:40.705Z
Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2013-2140

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2013-09-25T10:31:29.067
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2013-2140


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