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
- linux-kernel-vmiwriteldtentry-dos(45687) vdb-entry
- SUSE-SA:2008:053 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-8929 vendor-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=de59985e3a623d4d5d6207f1777398ca0606ab1c
- [oss-security] 20081003 CVE request: kernel: x86: Fix broken LDT access in VMI mailing-list
- 32386 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-8980 vendor-advisory
- 31565 vdb-entry
- 48743 vdb-entry
- 32124 third-party-advisory