Vulnerability Description
Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.1 through 0.8.2, looks up disk backing stores without referring to the user-defined main disk format, which might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via unknown vectors.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Libvirt | Libvirt | 0.6.1 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://libvirt.org/news.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044520.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044579.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1008-1
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1008-2
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1008-3
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2763
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=607810
- http://libvirt.org/news.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044520.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044579.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1008-1
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1008-2
FAQ
What is CVE-2010-2237?
CVE-2010-2237 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 (MEDIUM). Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.1 through 0.8.2, looks up disk backing stores without referring to the user-defined main disk format, which might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host...
How severe is CVE-2010-2237?
CVE-2010-2237 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2010-2237?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Libvirt Libvirt.