CVE-2008-3528

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-3528
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-09-27 10:30:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316 - rPath Wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Kernel (SUSE-SA:2008:056 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Ubuntu update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1681-1 linux-2.6.24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:025 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2008-3528 Linux kernel ext[234] directory corruption DoS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
VMware ESX and vMA Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
LKML: "Theodore Ts'o": [PATCH 3/4] ext2: Avoid printk floods in the face of directory corruption af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lkml.org Exploit
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
LKML: "Eugene Teo": Re: [PATCH 4/4] ext3: Avoid printk floods in the face of directory corruption af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lkml.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
LKML: "Theodore Ts'o": [PATCH 4/4] ext3: Avoid printk floods in the face of directory corruption af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lkml.org Exploit
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316 - rPath Wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com
USN-662-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
VMSA-2009-0016.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
Bug 459577 – CVE-2008-3528 Linux kernel ext[234] directory corruption denial of service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1687-1 linux-2.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
rPath update for kernel - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian update for linux-2.6.24 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
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