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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2010-09-03T19:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T02:25:07.537Z
Reserved: 2010-06-09T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2010-2240
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2010-09-03T20:00:03.560
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:16:13.180
Link: CVE-2010-2240
Redhat