CVE - CVE-2010-3858

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-3858	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:15619 URL:http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619 MISC:20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Console URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded MISC:42758 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/42758 MISC:42789 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/42789 MISC:44301 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44301 MISC:46397 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 MISC:ADV-2011-0024 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:ADV-2011-0070 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:DSA-2126 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 MISC:MDVSA-2010:257 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2010:0958 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html MISC:RHSA-2011:0004 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html MISC:USN-1041-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1 MISC:[oss-security] 20101021 CVE request: kernel: setup_arg_pages: diagnose excessive argument size URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/21/1 MISC:[oss-security] 20101022 Re: CVE request: kernel: setup_arg_pages: diagnose excessive argument size URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/4 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1b528181b2ffa14721fb28ad1bd539fe1732c583 URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1b528181b2ffa14721fb28ad1bd539fe1732c583 MISC:http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.c URL:http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.c MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36 MISC:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html URL:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645222 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645222
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20101008	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 (20101008)
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