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    CVE-2008-3528

    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.

    Published:Sep 13, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 27, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00352
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg

    Exploits

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    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html
    http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/98
    http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/99
    http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/17/371
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32356
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32370
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32509
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32709
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32799
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33180
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33586
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:224
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/2
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498285/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459577
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45720
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10852
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8642
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html
    http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/98
    http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/99
    http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/17/371
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32356
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32370
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32509
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32709
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32799
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33180
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33586
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:224
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/2
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498285/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459577
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45720
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10852
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8642

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High