CVE-2010-4243
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.91 % · percentile 60 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not enable the OOM Killer to assess use of stack memory by arrays representing the (1) arguments and (2) environment, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted exec system call, aka an "OOM dodging issue," a related issue to CVE-2010-3858.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625688
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64700
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/30/378
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619
- http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2010-11/msg13278.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/15
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42884
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/27/429
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/30/138
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c77f845722158206a7209c45ccddc264d19319c
- http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.c
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/29/206
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45004
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2010-4216
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2010-4243
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTA-2011-AVI-571 — Vulnérabilités dans VMWare ESX et ESXi · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 2.6.37
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |