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.
CVE-2010-4238 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from citrix, from linux, from redhat organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2011-01-22T22:00:03.257
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 5.5 (MEDIUM)
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
5.1
6.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | citrix | xen | 3.1.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.18 | No |
| Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux | 5 | No |
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