CVE-2010-2239

Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.0 through 0.8.2, creates new images without setting the user...

4.4 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.33%Down 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.4

Record: CVE-2010-2239
CVSS 2.0: 4.4 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2010-2239
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-2251 No score

Record: EUVD-2010-2251
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9w2j-rv9v-ph7h No score

Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.0 through 0.8.2, creates new images without setting the user...

Record: GHSA-9w2j-rv9v-ph7h
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2010-2239
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-2239 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2239
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

libvirt

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libvirt` Debian:12	before 0.8.3-1	0.8.3-1
`libvirt` Debian:13	before 0.8.3-1	0.8.3-1
`libvirt` Debian:14	before 0.8.3-1	0.8.3-1
`libvirt` Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3	0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3
`libvirt-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3	0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3
`libvirt-devel` Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3	0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3
`libvirt-python` Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3	0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3
`libvirt` Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3	0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3
`libvirt-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3	0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3
`libvirt-devel` Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3	0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3
`libvirt-python` Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3	0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-2239 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Libvirt, published August 19, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. Fixed in libvirt 0.8.3-1.

References

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