Vulnerability CVE-2010-2070
Published: 2010-06-16   Modified: 2012-02-13

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.

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.9/10
6.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Complete
Affected software
Xensource -> XEN 

 References:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/10/2
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0610.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40776
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-4.0-testing.hg?rev/42caadb14edb
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=586415
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59373
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