The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly reload the FS and GS segment registers, which allows host OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via a KVM_RUN ioctl call in conjunction with a modified Local Descriptor Table (LDT).
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Configurations
History
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Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9581d442b9058d3699b4be568b6e5eae38a41493 - | |
References | () http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/42745 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36 - Broken Link | |
References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0898.html - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44500 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3123 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=639879 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2010-11-26 19:00
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:19
NVD link : CVE-2010-3698
Mitre link : CVE-2010-3698
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-3698
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Products Affected
fedoraproject
- fedora
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption