CVE-2008-3534

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…

published August 8, 2008

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00532 · 43.8th percentile
Published
2008-08-08T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 AUG 19:00Z
    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…
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