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CVE-2008-3528 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
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 Exploit 
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/99 Exploit 
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/17/371
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html
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
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459577
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45720
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10852
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8642

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-3528
NVD Published Date:
09/27/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.