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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2010-11-26T18:23:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:18:52.934Z

Reserved: 2010-10-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-3698

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-11-26T19:00:07.610

Modified: 2023-02-13T04:25:30.383

Link: CVE-2010-3698

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2010-10-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-3698 - Bugzilla