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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.2
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Oct 16, 2024 | Jan 22, 2011 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-xenUpgrade kernel-ppc64Upgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-trace-baseUpgrade kernel-xen-baseUpgrade kernel-trace-develUpgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-traceUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-ppc64-baseUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-ppc64-develUpgrade kernel-pae-develUpgrade kernel-paeUpgrade kernel-pae-base | Feb 17, 2015 | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-2.6.32-312-ec2Upgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-powerpcUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-sparc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-32-lpiaUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-serverUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-32-serverUpgrade linux-image-2.6.35-25-virtualUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-32-ia64Upgrade linux-image-2.6.32-32-genericUpgrade linux-image-2.6.35-25-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-386Upgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-sparc64Upgrade linux-image-2.6.32-32-sparc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-ia64Upgrade linux-image-2.6.32-32-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-32-preemptUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-32-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-2.6.35-25-genericUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-417-doveUpgrade linux-image-2.6.35-25-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-2.6.35-25-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-32-virtualUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-32-sparc64Upgrade linux-image-2.6.32-32-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-preemptUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-32-386Upgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-versatileUpgrade linux-image-2.6.35-25-powerpcUpgrade linux-image-2.6.35-25-versatileUpgrade linux-image-2.6.35-25-serverUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-virtualUpgrade linux-image-2.6.35-25-omapUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-217-doveUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-32-versatileUpgrade linux-image-2.6.31-610-imx51Upgrade linux-image-2.6.32-32-powerpcUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-genericUpgrade linux-image-2.6.35-903-omap4Upgrade linux-image-2.6.32-316-ec2Upgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-lpia | Nov 8, 2024 | Jan 22, 2011 |
| Vmsa 2011 0012 | — | Upgrade VMware ESX 4.0 to build number 480973Upgrade VMware ESX 4.1 to build number 502767 | Oct 20, 2011 | Jan 22, 2011 |
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