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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DSA-1681-1 | New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
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DSA-1687-1 | New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
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EUVD-2008-3514 | 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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USN-662-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T09:45:17.864Z
Reserved: 2008-08-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-3528

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-09-27T10:30:03.303
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-3528


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