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.
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=14fcc23fdc78e9d32372553ccf21758a9bd56fa1 - | |
References | () http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/26/71 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/31881 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/32190 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/32393 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1 - Broken Link | |
References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31134 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44489 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
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Information
Published : 2008-08-08 19:41
Updated : 2024-11-21 00:49
NVD link : CVE-2008-3534
Mitre link : CVE-2008-3534
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-3534
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption