CVE-2010-3858 | Ubuntu

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.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Brad Spengler discovered that stack memory for new a process was not correctly calculated. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
linux	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Fixed 2.6.35-24.42
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.6.32-27.49
	9.10 karmic	Fixed 2.6.31-22.70
	9.04 jaunty	Ignored end of life
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2.6.24-28.82
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
linux-ec2	11.04 natty	Not in release
	10.10 maverick	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.6.32-311.22
	9.10 karmic	Fixed 2.6.31-307.23
	9.04 jaunty	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
linux-fsl-imx51	11.04 natty	Not in release
	10.10 maverick	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.6.31-608.21
	9.10 karmic	Fixed 2.6.31-112.30
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
linux-lts-backport-maverick	11.04 natty	Not in release
	10.10 maverick	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.6.35-25.44~lucid1
	9.10 karmic	Not in release
	9.04 jaunty	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
linux-lts-backport-natty	11.04 natty	Not in release
	10.10 maverick	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
linux-mvl-dove	11.04 natty	Not in release
	10.10 maverick	Fixed 2.6.32-414.30
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.6.32-213.29
	9.10 karmic	Ignored end of life
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15	11.04 natty	Not in release
	10.10 maverick	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release
	9.10 karmic	Not in release
	9.04 jaunty	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected
linux-ti-omap4	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Fixed 2.6.35-903.23
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release
	9.10 karmic	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
linux	Upstream: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=1b528181b2ffa14721fb28ad1bd539fe1732c583 Hardy: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~ogasawara/CVEs/CVE-2010-3858/patches/hardy/linux/0001-setup_arg_pages-diagnose-excessive-argument-size.txt Karmic: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~ogasawara/CVEs/CVE-2010-3858/patches/karmic/linux/0001-setup_arg_pages-diagnose-excessive-argument-size.txt Lucid: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~ogasawara/CVEs/CVE-2010-3858/patches/lucid/linux/0001-setup_arg_pages-diagnose-excessive-argument-size.txt Maverick: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~ogasawara/CVEs/CVE-2010-3858/patches/maverick/linux/0001-setup_arg_pages-diagnose-excessive-argument-size.txt

Package

Patch details

linux

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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USN-1074-2
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USN-1093-1
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Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3858