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CVE-2010-4247
Published: Jan 11, 2011
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The do_block_io_op function in (1) drivers/xen/blkback/blkback.c and (2) drivers/xen/blktap/blktap.c in Xen before 3.4.0 for the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a large production request index to the blkback or blktap back-end drivers. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
42789
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2011-0024
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
RHSA-2011:0004
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
45029
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Console
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
46397
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
35093
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656206
x_refsource_CONFIRM
[oss-security] 20101123 CVE request: xen: request-processing loop is unbounded in blkback
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
[oss-security] 20101124 Re: CVE request: xen: request-processing loop is unbounded in blkback
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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