CVE-2010-0435 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Guest OS users can crash the host OS via NULL pointer dereference in KVM instruction emulation when Intel VT-x is enabled.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2010-0435?

CVE-2010-0435 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Aug 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Hypervisor (aka rhev-hypervisor) in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) 2.2, and KVM 83, when the Intel VT-x extension is enabled, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host OS crash) via vectors related to instruction emulation.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0435?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Redhat Enterprise Virtualization, Redhat Kvm.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0435?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2010-0435 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0435 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xqcg-6633-64hg.

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