CVE-2010-4243

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

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c77f845722158206a7209c45ccddc264d19319c

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/15

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/6

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625688

http://secunia.com/advisories/42884

http://secunia.com/advisories/46397

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64700

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

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2