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    CVE-2010-3698

    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).

    Published:Oct 19, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Nov 26, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.00098
    CVSS Score:4.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Virtualization

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9581d442b9058d3699b4be568b6e5eae38a41493
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42745
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0898.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44500
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3123
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=639879
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9581d442b9058d3699b4be568b6e5eae38a41493
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42745
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0898.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44500
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3123
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=639879

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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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