CVE-2008-4410
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (32th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-4391)
- Published
- October 3, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4391 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=de59985e3a623d4d5d6207f1777398ca0606ab1c
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
- http://osvdb.org/48743
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32124
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32386
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31565
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45687
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00689.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00693.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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