CVE-2008-3535

Linux Kernel < 2.6.27 - Denial of Service via iov_iter_advance Off-by-one Error

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32190
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31132
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44492
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31881
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/30/446

Scores

EPSS 0.0053
EPSS Percentile 40.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-193
Status published
Products (6)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 6.06
canonical/ubuntu_linux 7.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 8.04
debian/debian_linux 4.0
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.27 (2 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.27
Published Aug 08, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026