Out-of-Bounds Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:2.4.21-66.EL


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-KERNELDOC-9841735
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed13 Aug 2010

Introduced: 13 Aug 2010

CVE-2010-2240  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 kernel-doc to version 0:2.4.21-66.EL or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2010:0882.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 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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