kernel: mm: mem allocated invisible to oom_kill() when not attached to any threads
Published Jan 22, 2011
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.91%
Description
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.
Affected products
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- < 2.6.37
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-238.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0017
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-71.18.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0283
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1253
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-238.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0017 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-71.18.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0283 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1253 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.91% (0.00910) | 58.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.91% (0.00910) | 55.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 37.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (22)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c77f845722158206a7209c45ccddc264d19319c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.c x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2010-11/msg13278.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTBroken Link
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/27/429 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/29/206 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/30/138 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/30/378 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/15 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42884 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45004 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4243 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625688 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64700 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4243
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4243
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