CVE - CVE-2010-4247

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-4247	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Console URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded MISC:35093 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/35093 MISC:42789 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/42789 MISC:45029 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45029 MISC:46397 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 MISC:ADV-2011-0024 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2011:0004 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html MISC:[oss-security] 20101123 CVE request: xen: request-processing loop is unbounded in blkback URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/23/1 MISC:[oss-security] 20101124 Re: CVE request: xen: request-processing loop is unbounded in blkback URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/8 MISC:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html URL:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html MISC:http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg?rev/7070d34f251c URL:http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg?rev/7070d34f251c MISC:http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg?rev/77f831cbb91d URL:http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg?rev/77f831cbb91d MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656206 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656206
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20101116	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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Assigned (20101116)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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