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CVE-2010-4247 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656206	CVE	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/35093	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/23/1	CVE	Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/8	CVE	Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45029	CVE
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024	CVE
http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg?rev/7070d34f251c	CVE	Patch
http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg?rev/77f831cbb91d	CVE	Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656206	[email protected]	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/35093	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/23/1	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/8	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45029	[email protected]
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024	[email protected]
http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg?rev/7070d34f251c	[email protected]	Patch
http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg?rev/77f831cbb91d	[email protected]	Patch

see all 26 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
citrix xen	<= 3.3.2 3.0.2 3.0.3 3.0.4 3.1.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.1.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.1.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.3.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
linux linux kernel	2.6.18
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 10, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 11, 2011	Initial Analysis	[email protected]