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CVE-2008-3534

Published: Aug 8, 2008

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

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

32190
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
32393
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
DSA-1636
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
31881
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
linux-kernel-tmpfs-dos(44489)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
USN-659-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
RHSA-2008:0857
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
31134
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID

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