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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Published : 2008-08-08 19:41
Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30
NVD link : CVE-2008-3534
Mitre link : CVE-2008-3534
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-3534
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
debian
- debian_linux
CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption