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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Information
Published : 2010-11-26 19:00
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2010-3698
Mitre link : CVE-2010-3698
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-3698
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
fedoraproject
- fedora
CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption