Is CVE-2010-3858 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3858 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3858?

CVE-2010-3858 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-3858

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD

The setup_arg_pages function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36, when CONFIG_STACK_GROWSDOWN is used, does not properly restrict the stack memory consumption of the (1) arguments and (2) environment for a 32-bit application on a 64-bit platform, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted exec system call, a related issue to CVE-2010-2240.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-400
EPSS score: 0.9% (60th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-3837)
Published: November 30, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-3837 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
linux / linux kernel

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1b528181b2ffa14721fb28ad1bd539fe1732c583
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.c(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36(Broken Link)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/21/1(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/4(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44301(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645222(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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