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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cve-icon 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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-08-08T19:41:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:49:28.910

Link: CVE-2008-3534

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2008-07-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-3534 - Bugzilla