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CVE-2010-2938

MEDIUM
4.9
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.c in the virtual-machine control structure (VMCS) implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, when an Intel platform without Extended Page Tables (EPT) functionality is used, accesses VMCS fields without verifying hardware support for these fields, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) by requesting a VMCS dump for a fully virtualized Xen guest.

How to fix

Remediation Available
xenDebian
Fixed in:4.0.1-1CVE-2010-2938
Fixed in:4.0.1-1CVE-2010-2938
Fixed in:4.0.1-1CVE-2010-2938
Fixed in:4.0.1-1CVE-2010-2938

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days
27thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 27% of all known CVEs.

References

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