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CVE-2008-3275 Details

Description

The (1) real_lookup and (2) __lookup_hash functions in fs/namei.c in the vfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25.15 do not prevent creation of a child dentry for a deleted (aka S_DEAD) directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service ("overflow" of the UBIFS orphan area) via a series of attempted file creations within deleted directories.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d70b67c8bc72ee23b55381bd6a884f4796692f77 CVE
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.15 CVEBroken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00001.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/2/83 CVEExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
< 2.6.25.15

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
4.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
6.06
7.04
7.10
8.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
suse suse linux enterprise desktop
10 sp1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
suse suse linux enterprise server
10 sp1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-3275
NVD Published Date:
Aug 12, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-3275 Details - Not Deferred