01 Record
CVE-2008-3528
The 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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.52% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 44.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-09-27 00:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 09:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-08-07
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 0ede520162a65dd984bd7072a34936271d73b1174f7dfbd5b4bb144066ef5f41
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- secunia.com32998http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080918 CVE-2008-3528 Linux kernel ext[234] directory corruption DoShttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/2
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2009:0326http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
- lkml.org[linux-kernel] 20080918 Re: [PATCH 4/4] ext3: Avoid printk floods in the face of directory corruptionhttp://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/17/371
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:224http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:224
- secunia.com37471http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- lkml.org[linux-kernel] 20080913 [PATCH 3/4] ext2: Avoid printk floods in the face of directory corruptionhttp://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/98
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0972http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:052http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html
- secunia.com33758http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2009:0009http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:053http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459577
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comkernel-errorreporting-dos(45720)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45720
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:056http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-662-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1
- secunia.com33586http://secunia.com/advisories/33586
- secunia.com32509http://secunia.com/advisories/32509
- www.securityfocus.com20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party componentshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- secunia.com32709http://secunia.com/advisories/32709
- www.debian.orgDSA-1687http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
- secunia.com32356http://secunia.com/advisories/32356
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:8642https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8642
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10852https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10852
- wiki.rpath.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
- wiki.rpath.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
- secunia.com32759http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
- lkml.org[linux-kernel] 20080913 [PATCH 4/4] ext3: Avoid printk floods in the face of directory corruptionhttp://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/99
- secunia.com33180http://secunia.com/advisories/33180
- secunia.com32370http://secunia.com/advisories/32370
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:051http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html
- secunia.com32799http://secunia.com/advisories/32799
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:057http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:025http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-1681http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-3316http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- www.securityfocus.com20081112 rPSA-2008-0316-1 kernelhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498285/100/0/threaded