The hfsplus_block_allocate function in fs/hfsplus/bitmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 does not check a certain return value from the read_mapping_page function before calling kmap, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted hfsplus filesystem image.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-05T14:51:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.173Z

Reserved: 2008-11-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-4934

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-05T15:00:14.727

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:52:52.810

Link: CVE-2008-4934

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2008-10-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-4934 - Bugzilla