CVE-2010-3858

Linux Kernel < 2.6.36 - Denial of Service

Title source: rule

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC

by Roland McGrath · cdoslinux

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

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (20)

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

[Broken Link] http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.c

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/42758

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/42789

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/46397

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619

[Broken Link] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/21/1

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/4

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44301

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645222

Scores

EPSS 0.0015

EPSS Percentile 35.0%

Details

CWE

CWE-400

Status published

Products (5)

canonical/ubuntu_linux 9.10

canonical/ubuntu_linux 10.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 10.10

debian/debian_linux 5.0

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.36

Published Nov 30, 2010

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026