Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.1 through 0.8.2, looks up disk backing stores without…
Priority LOW 20CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00317 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
CPE configurations NVD · 16
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.1 | Vulnerable | libvirt |
| cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.2 | Vulnerable | libvirt |
| cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.3 | Vulnerable | libvirt |
| cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.4 | Vulnerable | libvirt |
| cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.5 | Vulnerable | libvirt |
| cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.0 | Vulnerable | libvirt |
| cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.1 | Vulnerable | libvirt |
| cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.2 | Vulnerable | libvirt |
| cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.3 | Vulnerable | libvirt |
| cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.4 | Vulnerable | libvirt |
- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·libvirt
- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·libvirt
- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.3 Vulnerable ·libvirt
- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.4 Vulnerable ·libvirt
- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.5 Vulnerable ·libvirt
- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·libvirt
- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·libvirt
- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·libvirt
- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.3 Vulnerable ·libvirt
- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.4 Vulnerable ·libvirt
Show 6 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.5 | Vulnerable | libvirt |
| cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.6 | Vulnerable | libvirt |
| cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.7 | Vulnerable | libvirt |
| cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.0 | Vulnerable | libvirt |
| cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.1 | Vulnerable | libvirt |
| cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.2 | Vulnerable | libvirt |
- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.5 Vulnerable ·libvirt
- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.6 Vulnerable ·libvirt
- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.7 Vulnerable ·libvirt
- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·libvirt
- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·libvirt
- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·libvirt
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2237
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-prh8-gm5f-24xq
References
More Libvirt vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-04837 Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2014-02954 The qemuDomainGetBlockIoTune function in qemu/qemu_driver.c in libvirt before 1.2.9, when… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2014-02977 The virDomainListPopulate function in conf/domain_conf.c in libvirt before 1.2.9 does not… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2015-04328 libvirt before 2.2 includes Ceph credentials on the qemu command line when using RADOS… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2009-00036 Buffer overflow in the proxyReadClientSocket function in proxy/libvirt_proxy.c in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.4
- TI-2010-02148 Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.0 through 0.8.2, creates new images without setting the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.4
Sources
- CVE-2010-2237 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-2237 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-prh8-gm5f-24xq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-2237 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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