Resource exhaustion in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-3858
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.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 10.04, 9.10, 10.10
- Debian Linux — versions 5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/42789 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/46397 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/21/1 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)