VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-3698

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-11-26
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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).

Weakness classification

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Primary references