CVE-2010-4243

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-4243
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-01-22 22:00:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionfs/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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-400 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com VDB Entry
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Broken Link
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
625688 – (CVE-2010-4243) CVE-2010-4243 kernel: mm: mem allocated invisible to oom_kill() when not attached to any threads af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 grsecurity.net Broken Link
Linux Kernel 'setup_arg_pages()' Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - CVE request: kernel: mm: mem allocated invisible to oom_kill() when not attached to any threads af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
LKML: KOSAKI Motohiro: Re: [PATCH] exec argument expansion can inappropriately trigger OOM-killer af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lkml.org Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
VMSA-2011-0012.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Third Party Advisory
LKML: Roland McGrath: Re: [PATCH] exec argument expansion can inappropriately trigger OOM-killer af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lkml.org Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: mm: mem allocated invisible to oom_kill() when not attached to any threads af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
LKML: Solar Designer: Re: [PATCH] exec argument expansion can inappropriately trigger OOM-killer af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lkml.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
LKML: Kees Cook: [PATCH] exec argument expansion can inappropriately trigger OOM-killer af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lkml.org Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2010-11/msg13278.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 linux.derkeiler.com Broken Link
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
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