CVE-2013-2140

Published Sep 25, 2013

Last updated 2 years ago

Overview

Description
The dispatch_discard_io function in drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c in the Xen blkback implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.10.5 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (data loss) via filesystem write operations on a read-only disk that supports the (1) BLKIF_OP_DISCARD (aka discard or TRIM) or (2) SCSI UNMAP feature.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Modified

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Hype score
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Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
3.8
Impact score
4.9
Exploitability score
4.4
Vector string
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-20

Configurations