CVE-2010-2240
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,…
- 7.2HighCVSS base score
- 0.72%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 46% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 14 years later
· 14 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.72% · top 46% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
21
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.52 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:198 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0670 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13247 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320b2b8de12698082609ebbc1a17165727f4c893 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0660 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0007.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=606611 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0661 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0882 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDVSA-2011:051 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2094 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://www.invisiblethingslab.com/resources/misc-2010/xorg-large-memory-attacks.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [security-announce] 20110428 VMSA-2011-0007 VMware ESXi and ESX Denial of Service and third party updates for Likewise components and ESX Service Console (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.19 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20110428 VMSA-2011-0007 VMware ESXi and ESX Denial of Service and third party updates for Likewise components and ESX Service Console (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:172 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 1024344 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2010-2252 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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