01 Record
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 (system crash) via a certain sequence of
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
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
- 0.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 44.6% 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
- 2008-08-08 19:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 09:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-08-07
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e4735021edf02f1590cf27cff311ab592b02e8c151c6e557eece6ebb901399a8
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- lkml.org[linux-kernel] 20080726 tmpfs: kernel BUG at mm/shmem.c:814http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/26/71
- secunia.com32190http://secunia.com/advisories/32190
- secunia.com32393http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
- www.debian.orgDSA-1636http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636
- secunia.com31881http://secunia.com/advisories/31881
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-kernel-tmpfs-dos(44489)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44489
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-659-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0857http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=14fcc23fdc78e9d32372553ccf21758a9bd56fa1
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1
- www.securityfocus.com31134http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31134