CVE-2013-2140
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.
- EPSS
- 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 63% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-20
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- linux:linux_kernel
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=604c499cbbcc3d5fe5fb8d53306aa0fae1990109
- http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2013/CVE-2013-2140.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/05/21
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1938-1