Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20479
Revision Date:2014-01-20Version:6
Title:VMware ESXi and ESX Denial of Service and third party updates for Likewise components and ESX Service Console
Description:The do_anonymous_page function in mm/memory.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.52, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.19, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.4, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.2 does not properly separate the stack and the heap, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by writing to the bottom page of a shared memory segment, as demonstrated by a memory-exhaustion attack against the X.Org X server.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2010-2240
Platform(s):VMWare ESX Server 4.1
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Definition Synopsis
  • Patch ESX410-201104401-SG is not installed
  • VMware ESX Server 4.1 is installed
  • AND Patch ESX410-201104401-SG is not installed
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