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CVE-2010-3698
Published: Nov 26, 2010
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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).
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2010:0898
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
FEDORA-2010-18983
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
ADV-2010-3123
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
ADV-2010-3321
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
RHSA-2010:0842
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
44500
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
x_refsource_CONFIRM
MDVSA-2011:029
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
42745
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=639879
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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