BSA-2017-374

Brocade Fabric OS

2 more products

21391

27 October 2017

25 August 2017

Closed

High

7.2

N/A

CVE-2010-2240

Summary

Security Advisory ID : BSA-2017-374

Component : Linux Kernel

Revision : 2.0: Interim

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.

Affected Products

Brocade is investigating its product lines to determine which products may be affected by this vulnerability and the impact on each affected product.

Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable

Brocade Fabric OS, Brocade NetIron OS, Brocade ServerIron ADX, Brocade SLX-OS, and Brocade Workflow Composer are confirmed not affected by this vulnerability.

Workaround

There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Revision History

Version Change Date
1.0 Initial Publication August 25, 2017
2.0 Updated to address ADX & WC October 27, 2017