CVE-2010-3858

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

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1b528181b2ffa14721fb28ad1bd539fe1732c583

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645222

http://secunia.com/advisories/42758

http://secunia.com/advisories/42789

http://secunia.com/advisories/46397

http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/21/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/4

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2