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CVE-2008-4934 Detail

Current Description

The hfsplus_block_allocate function in fs/hfsplus/bitmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 does not check a certain return value from the read_mapping_page function before calling kmap, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted hfsplus filesystem image.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git;a=commit;h=649f1ee6c705aab644035a7998d7b574193a598a Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:234 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/03/2 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32096 Patch  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1 Third Party Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46327 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11635 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4934
NVD Published Date:
11/05/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/02/2018
Source:
MITRE