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CVE-2010-2223

Published: Jun 24, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAccess Vector

Local

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

enterprise virtualization hypervisor redhat

On-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0476.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=604752

bugzilla.redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41044

securityfocus.com

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Timeline

Published

Jun 24, 2010

Last Updated

Apr 29, 2026

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