CVE-2008-3535

Public Exploit

Description

Off-by-one error in the iov_iter_advance function in mm/filemap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27-rc2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a certain sequence of file I/O operations with readv and writev, as demonstrated by testcases/kernel/fs/ftest/ftest03 from the Linux Test Project.

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://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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31132 vdb entry third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44492 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31881 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://www.lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/30/446 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://mirror.celinuxforum.org/gitstat/commit-detail.php?commit=94ad374a0751f40d25e22e036c37f7263569d24c broken link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.27-rc2 broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3535?
CVE-2008-3535 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3535?
To fix CVE-2008-3535, 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-2008-3535 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3535 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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