Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 30, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-3858
CVE-2010-3858
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.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
6cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
20- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/21/1nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/4nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- secunia.com/advisories/42758nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/42789nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/46397nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44301nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070nvdThird Party Advisory
- grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.cnvdBroken Link
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.