CVE-2010-3858

Vulnerability 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.

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References

• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=
• http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.cBroken Link
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42758Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42789Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36Broken Link
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/21/1Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/4Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44301Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry