Resource Exhaustion Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <0:2.6.32-71.18.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-KERNELDEVEL-2042858
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed13 Aug 2010

Introduced: 13 Aug 2010

CVE-2010-4243  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 kernel-devel to version 0:2.6.32-71.18.1.el6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-devel package and not the kernel-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not enable the OOM Killer to assess use of stack memory by arrays representing the (1) arguments and (2) environment, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted exec system call, aka an "OOM dodging issue," a related issue to CVE-2010-3858.

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