NVD

CVE-2010-2240 Detail

Modified

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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.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.2 HIGH

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320b2b8de12698082609ebbc1a17165727f4c893
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320b2b8de12698082609ebbc1a17165727f4c893
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000133.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000133.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024344
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024344
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094
http://www.invisiblethingslab.com/resources/misc-2010/xorg-large-memory-attacks.pdf	Exploit
http://www.invisiblethingslab.com/resources/misc-2010/xorg-large-memory-attacks.pdf	Exploit
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.52
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.52
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.19
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.19
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34.4
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34.4
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.2
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.2
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:172
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:172
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0660.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0660.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0670.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0670.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517739/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517739/100/0/threaded
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0007.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0007.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=606611
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=606611
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13247
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13247
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0661.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0661.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-94	Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')	NIST

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Change History

7 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 8:16:13 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320b2b8de12698082609ebbc1a17165727f4c893
Added	Reference	http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000133.html
Added	Reference	http://securitytracker.com/id?1024344
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094
Added	Reference	http://www.invisiblethingslab.com/resources/misc-2010/xorg-large-memory-attacks.pdf
Added	Reference	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.52
Added	Reference	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.19
Added	Reference	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34.4
Added	Reference	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.2
Added	Reference	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:172
Added	Reference	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
Added	Reference	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
Added	Reference	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0660.html
Added	Reference	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0670.html
Added	Reference	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.html
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517739/100/0/threaded
Added	Reference	http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0007.html
Added	Reference	http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html
Added	Reference	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=606611
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13247
Added	Reference	https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0661.html

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 11:21:01 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	Description	CVE-2010-2240 kernel: mm: keep a guard page below a grow-down stack segment	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.
Removed	CVSS V2	Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0631 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0660 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0661 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0670 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0676 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0677 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0882 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2240 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	CVSS V2 Metadata	Obtain Admin/Root Access

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 12:17:43 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	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.	CVE-2010-2240 kernel: mm: keep a guard page below a grow-down stack segment
Added	CVSS V2		Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	Reference		http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320b2b8de12698082609ebbc1a17165727f4c893 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0631 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0660 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0661 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0670 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0676 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0677 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0882 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2240 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=320b2b8de12698082609ebbc1a17165727f4c893 [No Types Assigned]

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-2240
NVD Published Date:
09/03/2010
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2010-2240 Detail

Description

Metrics

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 8:16:13 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 10:19:03 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 11:21:01 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 12:17:43 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/10/2018 3:59:22 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/18/2017 9:30:59 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 9/06/2010 2:41:00 PM

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