Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20503
Revision Date:2014-01-20Version:5
Title:VMware ESX third party updates for Service Console packages glibc and dhcp
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2010-4243
Platform(s):VMWare ESX Server 4.0
VMWare ESX Server 4.1
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Patch ESX410-201110201-SG is not installed
  • VMware ESX Server 4.1 is installed
  • AND Patch ESX410-201110201-SG is not installed
  • OR Patch ESX400-201110401-SG is not installed
  • VMware ESX Server 4.0 is installed
  • AND Patch ESX400-201110401-SG is not installed
  • BACK