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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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2008-08-08T19:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T09:45:18.933Z
Reserved: 2008-08-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-3534
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2008-08-08T19:41:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-21T00:49:28.910
Link: CVE-2008-3534
Redhat