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CVE-2008-3534

N/A

Published: August 8, 2008 at 07:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:56 PM UTC

3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxUbuntu Linux

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.5%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Ubuntu Linux · Canonicalrubygems

95%

Debian Linux · Debiandrupal

95%

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

v < 2.6.26.1

Affected range stops below 2.6.26.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (11)

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Source: [email protected]

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=14fcc23fdc78e9d32372553ccf21758a9bd56fa1

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/26/71

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Source: [email protected]

http://secunia.com/advisories/31881

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Source: [email protected]

http://secunia.com/advisories/32190

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Source: [email protected]

http://secunia.com/advisories/32393

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636

x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link

Source: [email protected]

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html

CVSS

4.9MEDIUM[email protected]

Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: COMPLETE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-400

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