CVE-2010-2938

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Modified
Published: 08 Oct 2010, 20:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 02:55

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
20/100
CVSS Score
4.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.13% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

08 Oct 2010, 20:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 02:55
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.13%• Percentile: 32%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-399•Resource Management Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    2.6.18

References (8)