CVE-2008-3528

Linux Kernel 2.6.26.5 - Denial of Service via Corrupted Directory Size Values

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The error-reporting functionality in (1) fs/ext2/dir.c, (2) fs/ext3/dir.c, and possibly (3) fs/ext4/dir.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.26.5 does not limit the number of printk console messages that report directory corruption, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (temporary system hang) by mounting a filesystem that has corrupted dir->i_size and dir->i_blocks values and performing (a) read or (b) write operations. NOTE: there are limited scenarios in which this crosses privilege boundaries.

References (38)

Core 38
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/2
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/17/371
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:224
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/98
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459577
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45720
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33586
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32509
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32709
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32356
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8642
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10852
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/99
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33180
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32370
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32799
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498285/100/0/threaded

Scores

EPSS 0.0053
EPSS Percentile 41.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.26.5
Published Sep 27, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026