{"cve":"CVE-2010-4243","nvd":{"published":"2011-01-22T22:00:04.240","modified":"2026-06-16T23:24:25.510","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-400"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c77f845722158206a7209c45ccddc264d19319c","http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.c","http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2010-11/msg13278.html","http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/27/429","http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/29/206"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:57:56.749847046+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2010-4243","score":0.0091,"percentile":0.59977,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}