kvm: invalid selector in fs/gs causes kernel panic
Published Nov 26, 2010
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.42%
Description
The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly reload the FS and GS segment registers, which allows host OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via a KVM_RUN ioctl call in conjunction with a modified Local Descriptor Table (LDT).
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 2.6.36
Configuration 2
- 13
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm-0:83-164.el5_5.25
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0898
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-71.7.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0842
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm-0:83-164.el5_5.25 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0898 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-71.7.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0842 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00421) | 34.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00421) | 33.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00098) | 25.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9581d442b9058d3699b4be568b6e5eae38a41493 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42745 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0898.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44500 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3123 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3698 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=639879 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3698
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3698
Change history (0)
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