# CVE-2008-4934: The hfsplus\_block\_allocate function in fs/hfsplus/bitmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 does not check a certain return value from

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-11-05 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The hfsplus_block_allocate function in fs/hfsplus/bitmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 does not check a certain return value from the read_mapping_page function before calling kmap, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted hfsplus filesystem image.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:234
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46327
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33556
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33858
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/03/2
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=649f1ee6c705aab644035a7998d7b574193a598a
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32510
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33180
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11635
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32096
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681

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