Buffer overflow in the hfsplus_find_cat function in fs/hfsplus/catalog.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or system crash) via an hfsplus filesystem image with an invalid catalog namelength field, related to the hfsplus_cat_build_key_uni function.
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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-2008-4912 | Buffer overflow in the hfsplus_find_cat function in fs/hfsplus/catalog.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or system crash) via an hfsplus filesystem image with an invalid catalog namelength field, related to the hfsplus_cat_build_key_uni function. |
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USN-679-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.327Z
Reserved: 2008-11-05T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-4933

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-11-05T15:00:14.697
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-4933


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