CVE-2008-3535

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

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://mirror.celinuxforum.org/gitstat/commit-detail.php?commit=94ad374a0751f40d25e22e036c37f7263569d24c
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
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/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.27-rc2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/30/446
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31132
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/44492
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://mirror.celinuxforum.org/gitstat/commit-detail.php?commit=94ad374a0751f40d25e22e036c37f7263569d24c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
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/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.27-rc2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/30/446
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31132
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/44492
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-193

Affected Vendors

debian canonical linux

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