National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4410
Original release date:10/03/2008
Last revised:08/25/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.9
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
**NOTE: Access Complexity scored Low due to insufficient information
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows disruption of serviceUnknown
- Official Statement from Red Hat (01/01/1900)
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Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, 5 or Red Hat Enterprise MRG.
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External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-8929
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-8980
External Source: XF
Name: linux-kernel-vmiwriteldtentry-dos(45687)
External Source: BID
Name: 31565
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20081003 CVE request: kernel: x86: Fix broken LDT access in VMI
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32386
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32124
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 48743
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2008:053
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git;a=commit;h=de59985e3a623d4d5d6207f1777398ca0606ab1c