The vulnerability of the __stack_chk_fail() function in the Linux operating system’s kernel allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the stackchkfail function in the Linux operating system’s kernel is related to overflow in the stack buffer. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

CVE-2010-3192

CVE-2010-3192 affects the GNU C Library (glibc) and concerns runtime memory protection that prints argv[0] and backtrace data, potentially allowing a context-dependent attacker to read sensitive process memory. The description references a setuid program with a stack-based overflow (fortify_fail/...

CVE-2010-3192: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Certain run-time memory protection mechanisms in the GNU C Library aka glibc or libc6 print argv0 and backtrace information, which might allow context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by executing an incorrect program, as demonstrated by a setuid program tha...