What is CVE-2010-4238?

CVE-2010-4238 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264). CVE-2010-4238 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4238?

CVE-2010-4238 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-4238?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4238. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-4238 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4238 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

CVE-2010-4238

Medium

The vbd_create function in Xen 3.1.2, when the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 is used, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic) via an attempted access to a virtual CD-ROM device through the blkback driver. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2011-01-22

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-264

CVE-2010-4238 is a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control vulnerability

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-4238 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Bugs
http://bugs.centos.org/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=4517

Exploit
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45795
Vmware
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=655623

Exploit
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64698

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-4238

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2011-01-22

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4238?

CVE-2010-4238 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264) . CVE-2010-4238 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4238?

CVE-2010-4238 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-4238?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4238. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-4238 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-4238 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. View CWE-264 on MITRE CWE →