CVE - CVE-2010-4243

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-4243	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
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:42884 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/42884 MISC:45004 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45004 MISC:46397 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 MISC:RHSA-2011:0017 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html MISC:[linux-kernel] 20100827 [PATCH] exec argument expansion can inappropriately trigger OOM-killer URL:http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/27/429 MISC:[linux-kernel] 20100830 Re: [PATCH] exec argument expansion can inappropriately trigger OOM-killer URL:http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/29/206 MISC:[linux-kernel] 20100830 Re: [PATCH] exec argument expansion can inappropriately trigger OOM-killer URL:http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/30/138 MISC:[linux-kernel] 20100830 Re: [PATCH] exec argument expansion can inappropriately trigger OOM-killer URL:http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/30/378 MISC:[linux-kernel] 20101130 [PATCH 1/2] exec: make argv/envp memory visible to oom-killer URL:http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2010-11/msg13278.html MISC:[oss-security] 20101122 CVE request: kernel: mm: mem allocated invisible to oom_kill() when not attached to any threads URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/6 MISC:[oss-security] 20101122 Re: CVE request: kernel: mm: mem allocated invisible to oom_kill() when not attached to any threads URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/15 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c77f845722158206a7209c45ccddc264d19319c URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c77f845722158206a7209c45ccddc264d19319c 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-2.6.37 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37 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=625688 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625688 MISC:linux-kernel-execve-dos(64700) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64700
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20101116	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 (20101116)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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