VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-3858

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.91%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-11-30
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Primary references