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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2010-3858 EUVD-2010-3837GHSA-j2mv-rmhw-vq9m

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 restric…

Published Nov 30, 2010 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 5.0 linux-2.6 2.6.26-26lenny1 DSA-2126-1

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 6 perf +14 2.6.32-131.2.1.el6 RHSA-2011:0836
RHEL 5 kernel +12 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 RHSA-2011:0004
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat MRG 1 perf +10 2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt RHSA-2010:0958

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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Advisories 4

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