CVE-2010-2070

arch/ia64/xen/faults.c in Xen 3.4 and 4.0 in Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other kernel versions, when running on IA-64 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service and "turn on BE by modifying the user mask of the PSR," as demonstrated via exploitation of CVE-2006-0742.

Published: 2010-06-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-2070 is rated Low Risk (30.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.38%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-2070

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.09% 0.38% +0.29%
2 2025-12-10 0.05% 0.09% +0.05%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-2070

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-2070

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-2070

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2070
ubuntu low CVE-2010-2070 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (linux-source-2.6.15), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, upstream): DNE 4, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2070

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-2070

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xensource xen 3.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:xensource:xen:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xensource xen 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:xensource:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-2070

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