The Hypervisor (aka rhev-hypervisor) in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) 2.2, and…
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Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The Hypervisor (aka rhev-hypervisor) in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) 2.2, and KVM 83, when the Intel VT-x extension is enabled, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host OS crash) via vectors related to instruction emulation.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00359 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2010:0622 Released 2010-08-19 · Red Hat rating Importantrhev-hypervisor security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor 5 rhev-hypervisor-5.5-2.2.6.1.el5_5rhev2_2, rhev-hypervisor-pxe-5.5-2.2.6.1.el5_5rhev2_2
- RHSA-2010:0627 Released 2010-08-19 · Red Hat rating Importantkvm security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client) kmod-kvm-83-164.el5_5.21, kvm-83-164.el5_5.21, kvm-qemu-img-83-164.el5_5.21 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization (v. 5 server) kmod-kvm-83-164.el5_5.21, kvm-83-164.el5_5.21, kvm-qemu-img-83-164.el5_5.21 +1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0627 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0627 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor 5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0622 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0435
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xqcg-6633-64hg
References
More Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization vulnerabilities
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- TI-2008-03372 Buffer overflow in the jas_stream_printf function in libjasper/base/jas_stream.c in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2013-01398 Stack-based buffer overflow in libpixman, as used in Pale Moon before 15.4 and possibly… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01035 Sensitive information in log files in [UNKNOWN] ovirt-ansible-roles CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-00994 Information disclosure in ovirt-engine CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.7
Sources
- CVE-2010-0435 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-0435 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xqcg-6633-64hg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-0435 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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