CVE-2008-3275

CVE Details

Release Date:	2008-08-12
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

The (1) real_lookup and (2) __lookup_hash functions in fs/namei.c in the vfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25.15 do not prevent creation of a child dentry for a deleted (aka S_DEAD) directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (overflow of the UBIFS orphan area) via a series of attempted file creations within deleted directories.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel)	ELSA-2009-0014	2009-01-15
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-78.0.13.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2009-0014	2009-01-15
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-78.0.13.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2009-0014	2009-01-15
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2008-0885	2008-09-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-92.1.13.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0885	2008-09-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-92.1.13.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0885	2008-09-24