Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 26, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-3698
CVE-2010-3698
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).
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
11- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/42745nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0898.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44500nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3123nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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