# 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

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

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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 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.

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## References

- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/26/71
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32190
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31881
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44489
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=14fcc23fdc78e9d32372553ccf21758a9bd56fa1
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31134

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