Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2010-4243 (CCN-64700)

Assigned:2010-08-13
Published:2010-08-13
Updated:2023-02-13
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.9 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
4.1 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
1.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
4.9 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
4.1 Medium (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2010-4243

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Broken Link
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: Linux Kernel Archives Web site
Linux Kernel Archives

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Broken Link
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2011-0017
Important: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 kernel security and bug fix update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2011-0283
Moderate: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2011-1253
Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update

Source: CCN
Type: SA46397
VMware ESX / ESXi Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-2153
linux-2.6 -- privilege escalation/denial of service/information leak

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Broken Link
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 70659
Linux Kernel fs/exec.c Crafted Exec System Call OOM Dodging Local DoS

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: BID-45004
Linux Kernel 'execve()' Memory Expansion 'OOM-killer' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 625688
CVE-2010-4243 kernel: mm: mem allocated invisible to oom_kill() when not attached to any threads

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-kernel-execve-dos(64700)

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2011:012
Linux kernel security update

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2011:017
Linux kernel security problems

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2011:020
Linux kernel security update

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::client:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 6:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 7:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::server:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 8:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20104243
    V
    		CVE-2010-4243
    2022-05-20
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:42338
    P
    		Security update for wireshark (Moderate)
    2022-02-14
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32240
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 41 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-12-14
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31716
    P
    		Security update for mozilla-nss (Important)
    2021-12-06
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26181
    P
    		Security update for mozilla-nss (Important)
    2021-12-06
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31708
    P
    		Security update for webkit2gtk3 (Important)
    2021-11-23
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32218
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 36 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-11-19
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26160
    P
    		Security update for binutils (Moderate)
    2021-11-09
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:42135
    P
    		Security update for dnsmasq (Moderate)
    2021-10-27
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31282
    P
    		Security update for webkit2gtk3 (Important)
    2021-10-06
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26139
    P
    		Security update for libvirt (Moderate)
    2021-10-04
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32174
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 39 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-08-25
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32152
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 38 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-07-27
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31650
    P
    		Security update for arpwatch (Important)
    2021-06-28
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31208
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 36 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-06-18
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31642
    P
    		Security update for webkit2gtk3 (Important)
    2021-06-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31197
    P
    		Security update for ucode-intel (Important)
    2021-06-10
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:36164
    P
    		kernel-default-3.0.101-63.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:42571
    P
    		kernel-default-3.0.101-63.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:36428
    P
    		kernel-docs-3.0.101-63.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32113
    P
    		Security update for qemu (Important)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31196
    P
    		Security update for spice (Important)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31631
    P
    		Security update for gstreamer-plugins-bad (Important)
    2021-06-07
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31630
    P
    		Security update for polkit (Important)
    2021-06-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26058
    P
    		Security update for postgresql10 (Moderate)
    2021-05-27
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26055
    P
    		Security update for hivex (Moderate)
    2021-05-26
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26053
    P
    		Security update for libxml2 (Important)
    2021-05-19
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31616
    P
    		Security update for bind (Important)
    2021-05-04
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32084
    P
    		Security update for gdm (Important)
    2021-04-28
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32895
    P
    		Security update for cifs-utils (Moderate)
    2021-04-13
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32064
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 36 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-04-07
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26213
    P
    		Security update for evolution-data-server (Moderate)
    2021-03-19
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33088
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-03-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26199
    P
    		Security update for ImageMagick (Moderate)
    2021-02-25
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26111
    P
    		Security update for cups (Moderate)
    2021-02-02
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32016
    P
    		Security update for python (Important)
    2020-12-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25977
    P
    		Security update for openssl-1_1 (Important)
    2020-12-10
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31563
    P
    		Security update for mutt (Important)
    2020-12-07
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32008
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 31 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2020-12-07
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:35931
    P
    		kernel-default-3.0.76-0.11.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:35728
    P
    		kernel-default-3.0.13-0.27.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31398
    P
    		Security update for perl (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25998
    P
    		Security update for libreoffice (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32296
    P
    		Security update for procmail (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32654
    P
    		ed on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25917
    P
    		Security update for mariadb (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25789
    P
    		Security update for flash-player (Critical)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26709
    P
    		gmime on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25725
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31997
    P
    		Security update for java-1_7_1-ibm (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26695
    P
    		fetchmail on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25714
    P
    		Security update for libpng16 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31940
    P
    		Recommended update for glibc (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26656
    P
    		zoo on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26930
    P
    		kernel-default on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25713
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31848
    P
    		Security update for clamav (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26607
    P
    		libvorbis on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26895
    P
    		findutils on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26554
    P
    		ghostscript-fonts-other on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26257
    P
    		Security update for icu (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26403
    P
    		Security update for ffmpeg (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26011
    P
    		Security update for gwenhywfar (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26319
    P
    		Security update for kde-cli-tools5 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25997
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26262
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25958
    P
    		Security update for libwpd (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32856
    P
    		evolution-data-server on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25909
    P
    		Security update for flash-player (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25856
    P
    		Security update for gd (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31972
    P
    		Security update for jakarta-commons-fileupload (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25989
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25705
    P
    		Security update for python3 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31950
    P
    		Security update for grub2 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25978
    P
    		Security update for tcpdump, libpcap (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25621
    P
    		Security update for samba (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31911
    P
    		Security update for gcc43 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27162
    P
    		kernel-default on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25564
    P
    		Security update for tomcat (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31862
    P
    		Security update for curl (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27127
    P
    		freetype2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25483
    P
    		Security update for freeradius-server (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31806
    P
    		Security update for apache2 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26489
    P
    		Security update for php7-imagick (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25355
    P
    		Security update for xen (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25291
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33127
    P
    		kernel-default on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25280
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31506
    P
    		Security update for python27 (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25279
    P
    		Security update for xen (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31414
    P
    		Security update for php53 (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32450
    P
    		Security update for xen (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25907
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25823
    P
    		Security update for flash-player (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27426
    P
    		kernel-docs on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25766
    P
    		Security update for mariadb (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27391
    P
    		e2fsprogs-devel on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25685
    P
    		Security update for mariadb (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26753
    P
    		libmysqlclient15-32bit on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25557
    P
    		Security update for transfig (Low)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31852
    P
    		Recommended udpate for SUSE Manager Client Tools (Low)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26445
    P
    		Security update for chromium (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25493
    P
    		Security update for xen (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31765
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26431
    P
    		Security update for tor (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25482
    P
    		Security update for man (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26392
    P
    		Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26728
    P
    		kernel-default on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25481
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26343
    P
    		Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26693
    P
    		evolution-data-server on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31484
    P
    		Security update for python (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26290
    P
    		Security update for ImageMagick (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32406
    P
    		Security update for wavpack (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31410
    P
    		Security update for php53 (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32384
    P
    		Security update for tiff (Low)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31399
    P
    		Security update for perl (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32345
    P
    		Security update for spice (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32693
    P
    		kernel-default on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14138
    P
    		USN-1141-1 -- linux, linux-ec2 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13314
    P
    		USN-1083-1 -- linux-lts-backport-maverick vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15142
    P
    		USN-1204-1 -- Linux kernel (i.MX51) vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13900
    P
    		USN-1159-1 -- linux-mvl-dove vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15398
    P
    		USN-1202-1 -- Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12748
    P
    		USN-1054-1 -- linux, linux-ec2 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13956
    P
    		USN-1162-1 -- linux-mvl-dove vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12874
    P
    		DSA-2153-1 linux-2.6 -- privilege escalation/denial of service/information leak
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23040
    P
    		ELSA-2011:0283: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Moderate)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22989
    P
    		ELSA-2011:0017: Oracle Linux 5.x.6 kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21526
    P
    		RHSA-2011:0017: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2014-02-24
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21598
    P
    		RHSA-2011:0283: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Moderate)
    2014-02-24
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20503
    V
    		VMware ESX third party updates for Service Console packages glibc and dhcp
    2014-01-20
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20110283
    P
    		RHSA-2011:0283: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Moderate)
    2011-02-22
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20110017
    P
    		RHSA-2011:0017: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2011-01-13
    BACK
    linux linux kernel 2.6.37
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux desktop 6
    redhat enterprise linux hpc node 6
    redhat enterprise mrg 2.0