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CVE-2010-3858
medium
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
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645222
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44301
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/21/1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397