CVE-2010-2240

Linux Kernel < 2.6.27.52, 2.6.32.x < 2.6.32.19, 2.6.34.x < 2.6.34.4, 2.6.35.x < 2.6.35.2 - RCE via Shared Memory

Title source: llm

Description

The do_anonymous_page function in mm/memory.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.52, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.19, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.4, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.2 does not properly separate the stack and the heap, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by writing to the bottom page of a shared memory segment, as demonstrated by a memory-exhaustion attack against the X.Org X server.

References (21)

Core 21

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.52

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34.4

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.2

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.19

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0670.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13247

Patch x_refsource_confirm

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320b2b8de12698082609ebbc1a17165727f4c893

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0660.html

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0007.html

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=606611

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0661.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.html

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094

Exploit x_refsource_misc

http://www.invisiblethingslab.com/resources/misc-2010/xorg-large-memory-attacks.pdf

Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000133.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517739/100/0/threaded

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:172

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://securitytracker.com/id?1024344

Scores

EPSS 0.0072

EPSS Percentile 49.2%

Details

CWE

CWE-94

Status published

Products (24)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.32

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.32.1

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.32.2

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.32.3

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.32.4

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.32.5

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.32.6

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.32.7

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.32.8

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.32.9

... and 14 more

Published Sep 03, 2010

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026