kernel: Xen Dom0 crash with Windows 2008 R2 64bit DomU + GPLPV
Published Jan 22, 2011
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.89%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 2.6.18
- 5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-238.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0017
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-238.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0017 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.89% (0.00891) | 57.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.97% (0.00971) | 57.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 58.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00082) | 36.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00082) | 35.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00082) | 33.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://bugs.centos.org/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=4517 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42884 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45795 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4238 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=655623 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64698 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4238
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4238
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.centos.org/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=4517 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/42884 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45795 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4238 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=655623 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64698 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4238 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4238 |
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