CVE-2008-4934

Description

The hfsplus_block_allocate function in fs/hfsplus/bitmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 does not check a certain return value from the read_mapping_page function before calling kmap, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted hfsplus filesystem image.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.76% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:234 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46327 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33556 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32918 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33858 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/03/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=649f1ee6c705aab644035a7998d7b574193a598a
http://secunia.com/advisories/32510 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33180 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11635 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32096 vdb entry third party advisory patch
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc1 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4934?
CVE-2008-4934 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4934?
To fix CVE-2008-4934, 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-2008-4934 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-4934 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.