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CVE-2008-4934
The hfsplus_block_allocate function in fs/hfsplus/bitmap.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 4.0, 6.06, 7.10, 8.04, 8.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 5th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.