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CVE-2010-4238

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.97%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2011-01-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2010-4238
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.97%
Linux

Original NVD 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.