Linux Kernel 2.6.18 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.18 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2010-2938. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel 2.6.18 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The issue has been introduced in 09/20/2006. The weakness was shared 10/08/2010 with Red Hat as Bug 620490 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-2938. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1479 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67080 (CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2010:0723)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119701 (VMware ESX Updates to Third Party Libraries and ESX Service Console (VMSA-2011-0012)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (67080), SecurityFocus (BID 43578†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27551†). The entries VDB-52615, VDB-55628, VDB-54800 and VDB-54636 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 67080
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2010:0723)
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OpenVAS ID: 880648
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2010:0723 centos5 i386
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09/20/2006 🔍
08/04/2010 +1413 days 🔍
09/29/2010 +56 days 🔍
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10/08/2010 +9 days 🔍
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10/11/2010 +3 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1620 days 🔍
09/26/2021 +2383 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: Bug 620490
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-2938 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2938
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54954

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SecurityFocus: 43578 - Linux Kernel Xen Hypervisor Implementation Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 46397
Vulnerability Center: 27551 - Linux Kernel 2.6.18 on RHEL 5 Local DoS Vulnerability, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/26/2021 12:18
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (63), 03/07/2017 09:43 (12), 09/26/2021 12:11 (5), 09/26/2021 12:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:13A:103

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