CVE-2010-2240
linux linux kernel: no CVSS score yet. EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
- EPSS
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 53% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-94
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- linux:linux_kernel
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320b2b8de12698082609ebbc1a17165727f4c893
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000133.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024344
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094
- http://www.invisiblethingslab.com/resources/misc-2010/xorg-large-memory-attacks.pdf