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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-w3c2-79cf-m9pf",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T02:44:29Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T02:44:29Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2010-2240"
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  "details": "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.",
  "severity": [],
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2240"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0631"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0660"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0661"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0670"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0676"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0677"
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13247"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0661.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320b2b8de12698082609ebbc1a17165727f4c893"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000133.html"
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      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094"
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.52"
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      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:172"
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      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0660.html"
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    {
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      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0670.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517739/100/0/threaded"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0007.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html"
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    "severity": "HIGH",
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    "nvd_published_at": "2010-09-03T20:00:00Z"
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