CVE-2010-4243 EXPLOIT
4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.9% (pctl 59)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
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 | 2011-01-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| 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=3c77f845722158206a7209c45ccddc264d19319c
- http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.c
- http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2010-11/msg13278.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/27/429
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/29/206
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/30/138
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/30/378
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/15
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42884
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45004
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625688
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64700
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c77f845722158206a7209c45ccddc264d19319c
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