CVE-2008-3528
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.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 2.1 Low
- Status
- Modified - secalert@redhat.com
- Published
- 2008-09-27
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Affected products
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/98
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/99
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/17/371
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32356
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32370
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32509
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32709
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32799
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33180
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33586
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:224
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498285/100/0/threaded
