kernel: setup_arg_pages: diagnose excessive argument size

The setupargpages function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36, when CONFIGSTACKGROWSDOWN 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...

PT-2010-5122 · Linux +1 · Linux Kernel +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.36 Description: The issue is related to the setup arg pages function in fs/exec.c, which does not properly restrict stack memory consumption for 32-bit applications on 64-bit platforms when CONFIG STACK...