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TI-2010-02148 Aliases CVE-2010-2239GHSA-9w2j-rv9v-ph7h

Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.0 through 0.8.2, creates new images without setting the…

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
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.0 through 0.8.2, creates new images without setting the user-defined backing-store format, which allows guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00325 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

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 · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.0Vulnerablelibvirt
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1Vulnerablelibvirt
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2Vulnerablelibvirt
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.3Vulnerablelibvirt
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.4Vulnerablelibvirt
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.5Vulnerablelibvirt
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.0Vulnerablelibvirt
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.1Vulnerablelibvirt
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.2Vulnerablelibvirt
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.3Vulnerablelibvirt
  • cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 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
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.4Vulnerablelibvirt
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.5Vulnerablelibvirt
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.6Vulnerablelibvirt
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.7Vulnerablelibvirt
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.0Vulnerablelibvirt
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.1Vulnerablelibvirt
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.2Vulnerablelibvirt
  • cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.4 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

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2010:0615 Released 2010-08-10 · Red Hat rating Low
    libvirt security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client) libvirt-0.6.3-33.el5_5.3, libvirt-0.6.3-33.el5_5.3.i386, libvirt-devel-0.6.3-33.el5_5.3 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization (v. 5 server) libvirt-0.6.3-33.el5_5.3, libvirt-0.6.3-33.el5_5.3.i386, libvirt-0.6.3-33.el5_5.3.ia64 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2010:0615
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2010:0615
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2239
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9w2j-rv9v-ph7h

References

Advisory 8

Other 3

  • 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-2010-02147 Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.7.2 through 0.8.2, recurses into disk-image backing stores… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.4
See all 8 →

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