# 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-09-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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 directory corruption, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (temporary system hang) by mounting a filesystem that has corrupted dir->i_size and dir->i_blocks values and performing (a) read or (b) write operations. NOTE: there are limited scenarios in which this crosses privilege boundaries.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/17/371
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:224
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/98
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459577
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45720
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33586
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32509
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32709
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32356
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8642
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10852

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