48901 : Linux Kernel VMI arch/x86/kernel/vmi_32.c vmi_write_ldt_entry Function Crafted Function Calls Local DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2008-09-30

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-4410" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : 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.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2008-4410 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 32386 32443
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git;a=commit;h=de59985e3a623d4d5d6207f1777398ca0606ab1c
Mail List Post: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00689.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00693.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/3

Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.9
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2008-10-06 | Disagree?

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