{
    "id": "CVE-2010-3858",
    "published": "2010-11-30 21:38:23",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:23:41",
    "cvss_score": "4.9",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-400",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.00910",
    "epss_percentile": "0.58929",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-13 18:17:09",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "15619",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 2.6.37 - 'setup_arg_pages()' Denial of Service",
            "date": "2010-11-26",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "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"
    ]
}