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7.2
CWE
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CVE-2010-2240: Code Injection

First published: Tue Jun 22 2010(Updated: )

Description of problem: When an application has a stack overflow, the stack could silently overwrite other memory mapped area instead of causing a segmentation fault. Acknowledgements: Red Hat would like to thank the X.Org security team for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Rafal Wojtczuk as the original reporter.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/kernel-rt<0:2.6.24.7-161.el5
0:2.6.24.7-161.el5
redhat/kernel<0:2.6.18-194.11.3.el5
0:2.6.18-194.11.3.el5
redhat/kernel<0:2.6.18-128.23.1.el5
0:2.6.18-128.23.1.el5
redhat/kernel<0:2.6.18-164.25.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.25.1.el5
debian/linux-2.6
Linux kernel=2.6.32.5
Linux kernel=2.6.35.1
Linux kernel=2.6.32.12
Linux kernel=2.6.32.9
Linux kernel=2.6.32
Linux kernel=2.6.32.3
Linux kernel=2.6.32.17
Linux kernel=2.6.34.1
Linux kernel=2.6.32.11
Linux kernel<=2.6.27.51
Linux kernel=2.6.32.14
Linux kernel=2.6.32.6
Linux kernel=2.6.32.15
Linux kernel=2.6.32.18
Linux kernel=2.6.32.4
Linux kernel=2.6.32.16
Linux kernel=2.6.34.3
Linux kernel=2.6.32.7
Linux kernel=2.6.32.8
Linux kernel=2.6.32.2
Linux kernel=2.6.32.1
Linux kernel=2.6.34.2
Linux kernel=2.6.32.10
Linux kernel=2.6.32.13
Linux Kernel<=2.6.27.51
Linux Kernel=2.6.32
Linux Kernel=2.6.32.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.32.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.32.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.32.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.32.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.32.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.32.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.32.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.32.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.32.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.32.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.32.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.32.13
Linux Kernel=2.6.32.14
Linux Kernel=2.6.32.15
Linux Kernel=2.6.32.16
Linux Kernel=2.6.32.17
Linux Kernel=2.6.32.18
Linux Kernel=2.6.34.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.34.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.34.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.35.1

Remedy

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=320b2b8de12698082609ebbc1a17165727f4c893

Remedy

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=5528f9132cf65d4d892bcbc5684c61e7822b21e9

Remedy

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=11ac552477e32835cb6970bf0a70c210807f5673

Remedy

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=d7824370e26325c881b665350ce64fb0a4fde24a

Remedy

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=96054569190bdec375fe824e48ca1f4e3b53dd36

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/hardy/linux/0001-mm-keep-a-guard-page-below-a-grow-down-stack-segment.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/hardy/linux/0002-mm-fix-missing-page-table-unmap-for-stack-guard-page-f.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/hardy/linux/0003-mm-fix-page-table-unmap-for-stack-guard-page-properly.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/hardy/linux/0004-mm-fix-up-some-user-visible-effects-of-the-stack-guard.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/hardy/linux/0005-x86-don-t-send-SIGBUS-for-kernel-page-faults.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/hardy/linux/0006-mm-pass-correct-mm-when-growing-stack.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/hardy/linux/0007-OPENVZ-Fixup-patches-to-memory.c-and-mlock.c.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/jaunty/linux/0001-mm-keep-a-guard-page-below-a-grow-down-stack-segment.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/jaunty/linux/0002-mm-fix-missing-page-table-unmap-for-stack-guard-page-f.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/jaunty/linux/0003-mm-fix-page-table-unmap-for-stack-guard-page-properly.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/jaunty/linux/0004-mm-fix-up-some-user-visible-effects-of-the-stack-guard.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/jaunty/linux/0005-x86-don-t-send-SIGBUS-for-kernel-page-faults.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/karmic/linux/0001-mm-keep-a-guard-page-below-a-grow-down-stack-segment.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/karmic/linux/0002-mm-fix-missing-page-table-unmap-for-stack-guard-page-f.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/karmic/linux/0003-mm-fix-page-table-unmap-for-stack-guard-page-properly.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/karmic/linux/0004-mm-fix-up-some-user-visible-effects-of-the-stack-guard.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/karmic/linux/0005-x86-don-t-send-SIGBUS-for-kernel-page-faults.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/lucid/linux/0001-mm-keep-a-guard-page-below-a-grow-down-stack-segment.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/lucid/linux/0002-mm-fix-missing-page-table-unmap-for-stack-guard-page-f.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/lucid/linux/0003-mm-fix-page-table-unmap-for-stack-guard-page-properly.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/lucid/linux/0004-mm-fix-up-some-user-visible-effects-of-the-stack-guard.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/lucid/linux/0005-x86-don-t-send-SIGBUS-for-kernel-page-faults.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/dapper/linux/0001-mm-keep-a-guard-page-below-a-grow-down-stack-segment.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/dapper/linux/0002-mm-fix-missing-page-table-unmap-for-stack-guard-page-f.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/dapper/linux/0003-mm-fix-page-table-unmap-for-stack-guard-page-properly.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/dapper/linux/0004-mm-fix-up-some-user-visible-effects-of-the-stack-guard.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/dapper/linux/0005-x86-don-t-send-SIGBUS-for-kernel-page-faults.txt

Remedy

http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~smb/CVEs/CVE-2010-2240/patches/dapper/linux/0006-mm-pass-correct-mm-when-growing-stack.txt

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2010-2240?

    CVE-2010-2240 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to the risk of memory corruption.

  • How do I fix CVE-2010-2240?

    To address CVE-2010-2240, upgrade to the fixed kernel versions specified in the security advisory.

  • Which systems are affected by CVE-2010-2240?

    CVE-2010-2240 affects various versions of the Linux kernel, particularly those prior to 2.6.32.19.

  • What type of attack does CVE-2010-2240 enable?

    CVE-2010-2240 may allow attackers to exploit memory issues which could lead to remote code execution.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2010-2240?

    Currently, the best mitigation strategy for CVE-2010-2240 is to apply the security updates provided by the vendor.

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