CVE-2010-3698

Published: Nov 26, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.9

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

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).

Affected (2)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel · Fedoraproject: Fedora

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Before 2.6.36

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 13

Related CWEs

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

References (22)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9581d442b9058d3699b4be568b6e5eae38a41493

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42745

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0898.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44500

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3123

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=639879

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9581d442b9058d3699b4be568b6e5eae38a41493

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42745

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0898.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44500

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3123

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=639879

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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