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Medium
CVE-2010-3698
The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does...
Vulnerability 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).
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0898.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3123
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9581d442b9058d3699b4be568b6e5eae38a41493
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44500
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42745
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=639879
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 13
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 26th, 2010
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.