01 Record
CVE-2010-4247
The do_block_io_op function in (1) drivers/xen/blkback/blkback.c and (2) drivers/xen/blktap/blktap.c in Xen before 3.4.0 for the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, allows guest OS users
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The do_block_io_op function in (1) drivers/xen/blkback/blkback.c and (2) drivers/xen/blktap/blktap.c in Xen before 3.4.0 for the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, allows guest OS users
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.72% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 53.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-01-11 01:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 03:34Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-11-16
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 4c01dffcd17789e55c088a5d8f07ce3778d5e8deb851918bd85b106f6dbad4c5
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- secunia.com42789http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0024http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2011:0004http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
- www.securityfocus.com45029http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45029
- www.securityfocus.com20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Consolehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- secunia.com46397http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- secunia.com35093http://secunia.com/advisories/35093
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656206
- xenbits.xensource.comhttp://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg?rev/77f831cbb91d
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20101123 CVE request: xen: request-processing loop is unbounded in blkbackhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/23/1
- xenbits.xensource.comhttp://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg?rev/7070d34f251c
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20101124 Re: CVE request: xen: request-processing loop is unbounded in blkbackhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/8