CVE-2008-4410 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause persistent application failure in the Linux kernel via crafted calls due to incorrect LDT entry writing in VMI.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-4410?
CVE-2008-4410 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 Oct 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4410?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4410?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4410 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-4410 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4410 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3cvq-c558-wxw2.