CVE-2010-2070: Null Pointer Dereference
First published: Tue Apr 27 2010(Updated: )
arch/ia64/xen/faults.c in Xen 3.4 and 4.0 in Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other kernel versions, when running on IA-64 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service and "turn on BE by modifying the user mask of the PSR," as demonstrated via exploitation of CVE-2006-0742.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| XenSource Xen | =4.0.0 | |
| XenSource Xen | =3.4.0 |
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Reference Links
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=409485
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=409485&action=edit
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- http://rhts.redhat.com/cgi-bin/rhts/jobs.cgi?id=152572
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-0742
- http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-4.0-testing.hg?rev/42caadb14edb
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0610.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=586415
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40776
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/10/2
- http://osvdb.org/65541
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0610.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59373
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
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