Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-3534
Published: August 8, 2008 / Updated: July 31, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92708
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3534
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource exhaustion error. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2008-3534
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git;a=commit;h=14fcc23fdc78e9d32372553ccf21758a9bd56fa1
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/26/71
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31881
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32190
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31134
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44489