CVE-2008-4410

Description

The vmi_write_ldt_entry function in arch/x86/kernel/vmi_32.c in the Virtual Machine Interface (VMI) in the Linux kernel 2.6.26.5 invokes write_idt_entry where write_ldt_entry was intended, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (persistent application failure) via crafted function calls, related to the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) experiencing improper LDT selector state, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3247.

References

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00693.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00689.html

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45687

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31565

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/3

http://secunia.com/advisories/32386

http://secunia.com/advisories/32124

http://osvdb.org/48743

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=de59985e3a623d4d5d6207f1777398ca0606ab1c

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3