CVE-2010-2240 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2010-2240

The do_anonymous_page function in mm/memory.c in the Linux kernel before...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.6.32, 2.6.32.1, 2.6.32.2, 2.6.32.3, 2.6.32.4, 2.6.32.5, 2.6.32.6, 2.6.32.7, 2.6.32.8, 2.6.32.9, 2.6.32.10, 2.6.32.11, 2.6.32.12, 2.6.32.13, 2.6.32.14, 2.6.32.15, 2.6.32.16, 2.6.32.17, 2.6.32.18, 2.6.34.1, 2.6.34.2, 2.6.34.3, 2.6.35.1

Timeline

Official Publish: September 3rd, 2010
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.