VDB
CVE-2008-3534
CVE-2008-3534
PUBLISHED
Reported by mitre · Published August 8, 2008
The shmem_delete_inode function in mm/shmem.c in the tmpfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a certain sequence of file create, remove, and overwrite operations, as demonstrated by the insserv program, related to allocation of "useless pages" and improper maintenance of the i_blocks count.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | n/a, n/a, n/a |
Exploit Intelligence
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/26/71 (vulncheck-nvd)
Timeline
- Aug 8, 2008 CVE Published
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References
- [linux-kernel] 20080726 tmpfs: kernel BUG at mm/shmem.c:814 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- 32190 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- 32393 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- DSA-1636 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- 31881 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- linux-kernel-tmpfs-dos(44489) vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- USN-659-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- RHSA-2008:0857 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- 31134 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID