DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4255

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4255
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4255.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4255
Upstream
Published
2011-01-25T01:00:01Z
Modified
2026-09-18T06:47:37Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The fixup_page_fault function in arch/x86/traps.c in Xen 4.0.1 and earlier on 64-bit platforms, when paravirtualization is enabled, does not verify that kernel mode is used to call the handle_gdt_ldt_mapping_fault function, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS BUG_ON) via a crafted memory access.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / xen

Package

Name
xen
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xen?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4255.json"

Debian:13 / xen

Package

Name
xen
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xen?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4255.json"

Debian:14 / xen

Package

Name
xen
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xen?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4255.json"