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TI-2010-02811 Aliases CVE-2010-2938GHSA-9cjj-33q2-5pjr

arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.c in the virtual-machine control structure (VMCS) implementation in…

Priority LOW 22CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.c in the virtual-machine control structure (VMCS) implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, when an Intel platform without Extended Page Tables (EPT) functionality is used, accesses VMCS fields without verifying hardware support for these fields, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) by requesting a VMCS dump for a fully virtualized Xen guest.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00346 28th 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:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.18VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5Running onRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.18 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Running on ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2010:0723 Released 2010-09-29 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel-2.6.18-194.17.1.el5, kernel-2.6.18-194.17.1.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-194.17.1.el5 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel-2.6.18-194.17.1.el5, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-194.17.1.el5, kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-194.17.1.el5 +8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2010:0723
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2010:0723

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2938
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9cjj-33q2-5pjr

References

Advisory 1

Other 4

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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