CVE-2008-3534 in Kernelinfo

Summary

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.

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Reservation

08/07/2008

Disclosure

08/08/2008

CPE

ready

CVSS

6.2

EPSS

0.00046

Activities

Very Low

Sources

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