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CVE-2010-4243

N/A
Published: January 22, 2011 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
v < 2.6.37
Affected range stops below 2.6.37, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (19)

x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c77f845722158206a7209c45ccddc264d19319c
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.c
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2010-11/msg13278.html
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/27/429
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/29/206
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/30/138
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/30/378
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/15

CVSS

4.9MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400

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