Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 8, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-3534
CVE-2008-3534
Description
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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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
Patches
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References
11- lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/26/71nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31881nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32190nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32393nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31134nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44489nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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