CVE-2010-3858

Public Exploit

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.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/21/1 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html third party advisory vendor advisory
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 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619 third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/4 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36 broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44301 third party advisory vdb entry
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.c broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070 third party advisory vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645222 patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3858?
CVE-2010-3858 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3858?
To fix CVE-2010-3858, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-3858 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-3858 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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