Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting kernel-debug-devel package, versions <0:2.6.18-194.11.3.0.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.72% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELDEBUGDEVEL-2452790
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed3 Sept 2010

Introduced: 3 Sep 2010

CVE-2010-2240  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-debug-devel to version 0:2.6.18-194.11.3.0.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2010-0661.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-devel package and not the kernel-debug-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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CVSS Base Scores

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