CVE-2010-3698 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the KVM implementation of the Linux kernel, affecting versions prior to 2.6.36, including Fedora distributions. This flaw allows a local host OS user to crash the system by manipulating the Local Descriptor Table (LDT) in conjunction with a KVM_RUN ioctl call. With a CVSS score of 4.9, it is a low-severity vulnerability requiring local access and low attack complexity to achieve a complete denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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