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CVE-2010-2240

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.72%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2010-09-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2010-2240
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.72%
Linux

Original Filing — NVD 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.