# CVE-2018-10472: An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.10.x allowing x86 HVM guest OS users (in certain configurations) to read arbitrary dom0 files via Q

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-04-27 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.10.x allowing x86 HVM guest OS users (in certain configurations) to read arbitrary dom0 files via QMP live insertion of a CDROM, in conjunction with specifying the target file as the backing file of a snapshot.

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## Related

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## References

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-06
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00021.html
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-258.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104002
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4201

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