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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2011-01-22T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:34:37.819Z

Reserved: 2010-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-4243

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-01-22T22:00:04.240

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-4243

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-4243 - Bugzilla