CVE-2010-3858 EXPLOIT
4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.9% (pctl 59)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.9 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 0.91% — more likely to be exploited than 59% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-400 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-11-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| debian | debian linux |
| linux | linux kernel |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linux Kernel 2.6.37 - 'setup_arg_pages()' Denial of Service | 2010-11-26 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1b528181b2ffa14721fb28ad1bd539fe1732c583
- http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.c
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/21/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/4
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44301
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645222
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