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CVE-2010-2238

4.4 · MEDIUM

Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.7.2 through 0.8.2, recurses into disk-image backing stores without extracting the defined disk backing-store format, which might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary f…

Published Aug 19, 2010libvirtCWE-264EPSS 0.32%

Overview

CVE-2010-2238 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting libvirt libvirt. It was published on August 19, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.4, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.7.2 through 0.8.2, recurses into disk-image backing stores without extracting the defined disk backing-store format, which might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via unknown vectors.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from libvirt. Update libvirt to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Reflibvirt.org/news.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044520.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044579.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.htmlRefubuntu.com/usn/usn-1008-1Refubuntu.com/usn/usn-1008-2Refubuntu.com/usn/usn-1008-3Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2763Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=607811Reflibvirt.org/news.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-2238?

CVE-2010-2238 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting libvirt libvirt. It was published on August 19, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2010-2238?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.4, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2010-2238?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from libvirt. Update libvirt to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2010-2238?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2010-2238 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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