CVE-2008-3535
Medium
Description
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.9
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedAug 8, 2008
First seenAug 8, 2008
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel2.6.27 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v < 2.6.27, 2.6.27 | 2.6.27 |
| debian debian_linux | 4.0 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 6.06, 7.10, 8.04 | — |
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