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CVE-2010-4243 Details

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.

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=3c77f845722158206a7209c45ccddc264d19319c	CVE
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.c	CVE	Broken Link
http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2010-11/msg13278.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/27/429	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/29/206	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/30/138	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/30/378	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/15	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/6	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625688	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64700	CVE	VDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619	CVE	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.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/45004	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c77f845722158206a7209c45ccddc264d19319c	[email protected]
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.c	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2010-11/msg13278.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/27/429	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/29/206	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/30/138	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/30/378	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/15	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/6	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625688	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64700	[email protected]	VDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.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/45004	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

see all 38 references

Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	< 2.6.37
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 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 12, 2020	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 10, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 17, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 24, 2011	Initial Analysis	[email protected]