CVE-2010-2223 Information disclosure in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

Guest OS users can obtain sensitive information from deleted virtual machine disk blocks due to improper data zeroing in RHEV Hypervisor.

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-2010-2223?

CVE-2010-2223 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jun 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Virtual Desktop Server Manager (VDSM) in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor (aka RHEV-H or rhev-hypervisor) before 5.5-2.2 does not properly perform VM post-zeroing after the removal of a virtual machine's data, which allows guest OS users to obtain sensitive information by examining the disk blocks associated with a deleted virtual machine.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2223?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (3)
vdsm22 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::hypervisorAll versions0:4.5-62.el5rhev
vdsm22-cli Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::hypervisorAll versions0:4.5-62.el5rhev
vdsm22-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::hypervisorAll versions0:4.5-62.el5rhev

Products include Redhat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2223?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2010-2223 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q8g8-jjw3-wwpx, RHSA-2010:0473.

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