The load_elf_binary function in fs/binfmt_elf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.8 on the x86_64 platform does not ensure that the ELF…

Description

The load_elf_binary function in fs/binfmt_elf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.8 on the x86_64 platform does not ensure that the ELF interpreter is available before a call to the SET_PERSONALITY macro, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a 32-bit application that attempts to execute a 64-bit application and then triggers a segmentation fault, as demonstrated by amd64_killer, related to the flush_old_exec function.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.83% · top 42% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.7.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (29)

• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10870 (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=221af7f87b97431e3ee21ce4b0e77d5411cf1549 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100201 Re: CVE request - kernel: DoS on x86_64 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• USN-914-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=560547 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0638 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100203 Re: CVE request - kernel: DoS on x86_64 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0771 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0146 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 38779 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 39649 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2010:014 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 38922 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://marc.info/?t=126466700200002&r=1&w=2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1996 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• http://www.globalsecuritymag.com/Vigil-nce-Linux-kernel-denial-of%2C20100202%2C15754.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• FEDORA-2010-1787 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 43315 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [linux-mm] 20100128 DoS on x86_64 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• MDVSA-2010:066 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0398 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100204 Re: CVE request - kernel: DoS on x86_64 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100201 CVE request - kernel: DoS on x86_64 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100088287 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 38027 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 38492 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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)
• 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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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 00:45 UTC.