Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 22, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-4243
CVE-2010-4243
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.
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References
19- lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/27/429nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/29/206nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/30/138nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/30/378nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/15nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/42884nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/46397nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45004nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.cnvdBroken Link
- linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2010-11/msg13278.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37nvdBroken Link
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64700nvdVDB Entry
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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