CVE - CVE-2008-4410

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-4410	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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
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BID:31565 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31565 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git;a=commit;h=de59985e3a623d4d5d6207f1777398ca0606ab1c FEDORA:FEDORA-2008-8929 URL:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00693.html FEDORA:FEDORA-2008-8980 URL:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00689.html MLIST:[oss-security] 20081003 CVE request: kernel: x86: Fix broken LDT access in VMI URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/3 OSVDB:48743 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/48743~~ (Obsolete source) SECUNIA:32124 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32124 SECUNIA:32386 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32386 SUSE:SUSE-SA:2008:053 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html XF:linux-kernel-vmiwriteldtentry-dos(45687) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45687
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20081003	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20081003)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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