Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2010-4238 (CCN-64698)

Assigned:2010-09-20
Published:2010-09-20
Updated:2023-02-13
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.2 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:5.5 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
4.1 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Adjacent_Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
4.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
5.5 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
4.1 Medium (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Adjacent_Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Exploit
secalert@redhat.com

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2010-4238

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2011-0017
Important: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 kernel security and bug fix update

Source: CCN
Type: SA46397
VMware ESX / ESXi Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 70660
Linux Kernel on RHEL Xen vbd_create Function blkback Driver Virtual CD-ROM Device Access Local DoS

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: BID-45795
Xen 'vbd_create()' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: XenSource Web site
Xen

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Exploit
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 655623
CVE-2010-4238 kernel: Xen Dom0 crash with Windows 2008 R2 64bit DomU + GPLPV

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
xen-vdbcreate-dos(64698)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:xensource:xen:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14810
    P
    		USN-1186-1 -- Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22989
    P
    		ELSA-2011:0017: Oracle Linux 5.x.6 kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21526
    P
    		RHSA-2011:0017: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2014-02-24
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20307
    V
    		VMware ESX third party updates for Service Console packages glibc and dhcp
    2014-01-20
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20110017
    P
    		RHSA-2011:0017: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2011-01-13
    BACK
    xensource xen 3.1.2
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5