CVE-2008-3534

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.9/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-400

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 8, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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