CVE-2008-3275

MEDIUM

Linux kernel <2.6.25.15 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The (1) real_lookup and (2) __lookup_hash functions in fs/namei.c in the vfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25.15 do not prevent creation of a child dentry for a deleted (aka S_DEAD) directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service ("overflow" of the UBIFS orphan area) via a series of attempted file creations within deleted directories.

References (32)

Core 32
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/637-1/
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/2/83
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32190
Patch, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31614
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31881
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32104
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31551
Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2430
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020739
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33556
Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30647
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32023
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457858
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32344
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44410
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0973.html
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31836
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33201

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 22.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-120
Status published
Products (8)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 6.06
canonical/ubuntu_linux 7.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 7.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 8.04
debian/debian_linux 4.0
linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.25.15
suse/suse_linux_enterprise_desktop 10 sp1
suse/suse_linux_enterprise_server 10 sp1
Published Aug 12, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026