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CVE-2010-2240

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CVE-2010-2240

Published: Sep 3, 2010

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

MDVSA-2010:198
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
RHSA-2010:0670
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13247
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
RHSA-2010:0660
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2010:0661
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2010:0882
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
MDVSA-2011:051
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
DSA-2094
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
MDVSA-2010:172
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
1024344
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK

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