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CVE-2010-3698

Published: 26 November 2010

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).

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that KVM did not correctly initialize certain CPU registers. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service.

Notes

AuthorNote
smb
There is no KVM in Dapper, so that cannot be affected. Maverick needed
some adaption as a previous stable patch moved code around. Lucid had
it already. Karmic mostly cherry-pick. Hardy needed more twisting.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
linux-fsl-imx51
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
natty Does not exist

dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic
Released (2.6.31-112.30)
lucid
Released (2.6.31-608.22)
maverick Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.36)
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy
Released (2.6.24-28.85)
karmic
Released (2.6.31-22.73)
lucid
Released (2.6.32-27.49)
maverick
Released (2.6.35-26.45)
natty Not vulnerable
(2.6.37-2.9)
upstream
Released (2.6.36)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=9581d442b9058d3699b4be568b6e5eae38a41493
linux-ec2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic
Released (2.6.31-307.27)
lucid
Released (2.6.32-311.22)
maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.36)
linux-lts-backport-maverick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic Does not exist

lucid
Released (2.6.35-28.50~lucid1)
maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.36)
linux-lts-backport-natty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Not vulnerable
(2.6.38-1.27~lucid1)
maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.36)
linux-mvl-dove
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic Ignored
(end of life)
lucid
Released (2.6.32-213.29)
maverick
Released (2.6.32-414.30)
natty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.36)
linux-source-2.6.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Not vulnerable

hardy Does not exist

karmic Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.36)
linux-ti-omap4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

maverick Not vulnerable

natty Not vulnerable
(2.6.38-1201.2)
upstream
Released (2.6.36)