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CVE-2008-3534

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 (…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
before 2.6.26.1
DebianDebian Linux
Version 4.0
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 6.06, 7.10, 8.04

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