CVE-2010-3858

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 30 Nov 2010, 21:19
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 03:26

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
4.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.15% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

30 Nov 2010, 21:19
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 03:26
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.15%• Percentile: 35%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-400•Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

    The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    9.10 | 10.04 | 10.10

  • debian•debian_linux

    5.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 2.6.36

References (20)