CVE-2008-3534

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/26/71 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32190 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31881 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44489 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=14fcc23fdc78e9d32372553ccf21758a9bd56fa1
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1 broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31134 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3534?
CVE-2008-3534 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3534?
To fix CVE-2008-3534, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-3534 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3534 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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