CVE-2010-2239 Information disclosure in n/a
Guest OS users can read arbitrary host files due to missing backing-store format validation in libvirt image creation.
- 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-2010-2239?
CVE-2010-2239 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Aug 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.0 through 0.8.2, creates new images without setting the user-defined backing-store format, which allows guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2239?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libvirt Libvirt.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2239?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2010-2239 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2239 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2239, GHSA-9w2j-rv9v-ph7h.