FKIE_CVE-2010-3858

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2010-11-30 21:38 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:23
Severity
Summary
The setup_arg_pages function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36, when CONFIG_STACK_GROWSDOWN is used, does not properly restrict the stack memory consumption of the (1) arguments and (2) environment for a 32-bit application on a 64-bit platform, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted exec system call, a related issue to CVE-2010-2240.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1b528181b2ffa14721fb28ad1bd539fe1732c583
secalert@redhat.comhttp://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.cBroken Link
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42758Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42789Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/46397Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36Broken Link
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/21/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44301Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645222Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1b528181b2ffa14721fb28ad1bd539fe1732c583
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.cBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/42758Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/42789Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/21/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44301Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645222Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products

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