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TI-2008-03377 Aliases CVE-2008-3528GHSA-2x4m-crj8-2rpp

The error-reporting functionality in (1) fs/ext2/dir.c, (2) fs/ext3/dir.c, and possibly…

Priority LOW 12CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00525 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.26.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.26.5VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.26.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.26.5 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2009:0326 Released 2009-04-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel-2.6.18-128.1.6.el5, kernel-2.6.18-128.1.6.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-128.1.6.el5 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel-2.6.18-128.1.6.el5, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-128.1.6.el5, kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-128.1.6.el5 +8
  • RHSA-2009:0009 Released 2009-01-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • MRG Realtime for RHEL 5 Server kernel-rt-2.6.24.7-93.el5rt, kernel-rt-debug-2.6.24.7-93.el5rt, kernel-rt-debug-devel-2.6.24.7-93.el5rt +6
  • RHSA-2008:0972 Released 2008-11-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel-2.6.9-78.0.8.EL, kernel-2.6.9-78.0.8.EL.ia64, kernel-2.6.9-78.0.8.EL.ppc64iseries +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel-2.6.9-78.0.8.EL, kernel-devel-2.6.9-78.0.8.EL, kernel-doc-2.6.9-78.0.8.EL +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel-2.6.9-78.0.8.EL, kernel-2.6.9-78.0.8.EL.ia64, kernel-devel-2.6.9-78.0.8.EL +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel-2.6.9-78.0.8.EL, kernel-2.6.9-78.0.8.EL.ia64, kernel-devel-2.6.9-78.0.8.EL +12

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
MRG Realtime for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2009:0009
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:0326
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0972
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:0326
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0972
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0972
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0972

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3528
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2x4m-crj8-2rpp

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 14

Other 8

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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