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Medium
CVE-2010-2070
arch/ia64/xen/faults.c in Xen 3.4 and 4.0 in Linux kernel 2.6.18,...
Vulnerability Description
arch/ia64/xen/faults.c in Xen 3.4 and 4.0 in Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other kernel versions, when running on IA-64 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service and "turn on BE by modifying the user mask of the PSR," as demonstrated via exploitation of CVE-2006-0742.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0610.html
- http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-4.0-testing.hg?rev/42caadb14edb
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/10/2
- http://osvdb.org/65541
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40776
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59373
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=586415
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
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Vulnerable Versions:
3.4.0, 4.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 16th, 2010
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.