Description
The error-reporting functionality in (1) fs/ext2/dir.c, (2) fs/ext3/dir.c, and possibly (3) fs/ext4/dir.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.26.5 does not limit the number of printk console messages that report directory corruption, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (temporary system hang) by mounting a filesystem that has corrupted dir->i_size and dir->i_blocks values and performing (a) read or (b) write operations. NOTE: there are limited scenarios in which this crosses privilege boundaries.
Exploits
No known exploits found for this CVE.
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secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/98secalert@redhat.com
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/99secalert@redhat.com
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/17/371secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32356secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32370secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32509secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32709secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32799secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33180secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33586secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471secalert@redhat.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316secalert@redhat.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:224secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/2secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498285/100/0/threadedsecalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threadedsecalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459577secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45720secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10852secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8642af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/98af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/99af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/17/371af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32356af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32370af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32509af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32709af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32799af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33180af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33586af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:224af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/2af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498285/100/0/threadedaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threadedaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459577af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45720af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10852af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8642