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CVE-2010-3858 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1b528181b2ffa14721fb28ad1bd539fe1732c583	CVE
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.c	CVE	Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645222	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619	CVE	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/21/1	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/4	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44301	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1b528181b2ffa14721fb28ad1bd539fe1732c583	[email protected]
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.c	[email protected]	Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645222	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/21/1	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/4	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44301	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-400	Uncontrolled Resource Consumption	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	< 2.6.36
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	5.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	9.10 10.04 10.10
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04::::-::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 14, 2020	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 10, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 1, 2010	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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