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TI-2010-01984 Aliases CVE-2010-2070GHSA-q8mm-64pp-462q

arch/ia64/xen/faults.c in Xen 3.4 and 4.0 in Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
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

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00381 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xensource:xen:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0VulnerableXensource
cpe:2.3:a:xensource:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0VulnerableXensource
  • cpe:2.3:a:xensource:xen:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·Xensource
  • cpe:2.3:a:xensource:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Xensource

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2010:0610 Released 2010-08-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel-2.6.18-194.11.1.el5, kernel-2.6.18-194.11.1.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-194.11.1.el5 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel-2.6.18-194.11.1.el5, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-194.11.1.el5, kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-194.11.1.el5 +8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2010:0610
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2010:0610

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2070
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q8mm-64pp-462q

References

Advisory 1

Other 5

  • TI-2008-01867 Buffer overflow in the backend framebuffer of XenSource Xen Para-Virtualized Framebuffer… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2008-01866 Buffer overflow in the backend of XenSource Xen Para Virtualized Frame Buffer (PVFB) 3.0… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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