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Published: 03/10/2008 Updated: 07/11/2023

CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.9 | Impact Score: 6.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9

VMScore: 436

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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.

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CWE-20 NVD-CWE-noinfo http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/3 http://secunia.com/advisories/32124 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31565 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00693.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00689.html http://secunia.com/advisories/32386 http://osvdb.org/48743 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45687 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=de59985e3a623d4d5d6207f1777398ca0606ab1c https://nvd.nist.gov

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