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.
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00096}

epss

{'score': 0.0013}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-09-25T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:27:40.705Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-2140

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-09-25T10:31:29.067

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-2140

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-06-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-2140 - Bugzilla