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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.

Published

2010-11-30T21:38:23.677

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-400

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 2.6.36	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	5.0	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	9.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	10.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	10.10	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1b528181b2ffa14721fb28ad1bd539fe1732c583 ([email protected])
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.c Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/21/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44301 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645222 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1b528181b2ffa14721fb28ad1bd539fe1732c583 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.c Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/21/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44301 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645222 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)