CVE-2010-3858 | BDVDB-2026-44148 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/21/1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1b528181b2ffa14721fb28ad1bd539fe1732c583
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/4
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
Exploit#
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.