CVE-2010-3698
N/A
Published: November 26, 2010 at 06:23 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:23 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelFedora
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v < 2.6.36
Affected range stops below 2.6.36, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (11)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0898.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44500Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400
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