CVE-2008-3535

Off-by-one error in the iov_iter_advance function in mm/filemap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27-rc2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a certain sequence of file I/O operations with readv and writev, as demonstrated by testcases/kernel/fs/ftest/ftest03 from the Linux Test Project.

🔗 References (22)

• cve@mitrehttp://mirror.celinuxforum.org/gitstat/commit-detail.php?commit=94ad374a0751f40d25e22e036c37f7263569d24c
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/31881
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32190
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32393
• cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636
• cve@mitrehttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.27-rc2
• cve@mitrehttp://www.lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/30/446
• cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31132
• cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
• cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44492
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://mirror.celinuxforum.org/gitstat/commit-detail.php?commit=94ad374a0751f40d25e22e036c37f7263569d24c
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31881
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32190
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32393