CVE-2008-3534

N/A Unknown
Published: August 08, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=14fcc23fdc78e9d32372553ccf21758a9bd56fa1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/26/71
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31881
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32190
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31134
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44489
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=14fcc23fdc78e9d32372553ccf21758a9bd56fa1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/26/71
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31881
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32190
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31134
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44489
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

Affected Vendors

debian canonical linux

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