CVE - CVE-2010-2240

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-2240	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The do_anonymous_page function in mm/memory.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.52, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.19, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.4, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.2 does not properly separate the stack and the heap, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by writing to the bottom page of a shared memory segment, as demonstrated by a memory-exhaustion attack against the X.Org X server.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:1024344 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1024344 MISC:20110428 VMSA-2011-0007 VMware ESXi and ESX Denial of Service and third party updates for Likewise components and ESX Service Console URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517739/100/0/threaded MISC:DSA-2094 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094 MISC:MDVSA-2010:172 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:172~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:MDVSA-2010:198 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:MDVSA-2011:051 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2010:0660 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0660.html MISC:RHSA-2010:0661 URL:https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0661.html MISC:RHSA-2010:0670 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0670.html MISC:RHSA-2010:0882 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.html MISC:[security-announce] 20110428 VMSA-2011-0007 VMware ESXi and ESX Denial of Service and third party updates for Likewise components and ESX Service Console URL:http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000133.html MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320b2b8de12698082609ebbc1a17165727f4c893 URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320b2b8de12698082609ebbc1a17165727f4c893 MISC:http://www.invisiblethingslab.com/resources/misc-2010/xorg-large-memory-attacks.pdf URL:http://www.invisiblethingslab.com/resources/misc-2010/xorg-large-memory-attacks.pdf MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.52 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.52 MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.19 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.19 MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34.4 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34.4 MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.2 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.2 MISC:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0007.html URL:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0007.html MISC:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html URL:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=606611 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=606611 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13247 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13247
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20100609	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20100609)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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