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medium 5.5

CVE-2008-3275 json

The (1) real_lookup and (2) __lookup_hash functions in fs/namei.c in the vfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25.15 do not pre…

published 2008-08-12 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3263

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The (1) real_lookup and (2) __lookup_hash functions in fs/namei.c in the vfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25.15 do not prevent creation of a child dentry for a deleted (aka S_DEAD) directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service ("overflow" of the UBIFS orphan area) via a series of attempted file creations within deleted directories.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.15
  • kernel RHEL 4 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 4 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL
  • kernel-xenU RHEL 4 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL
  • kernel-hugemem RHEL 4 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL
  • kernel-largesmp RHEL 4 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL
  • kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-92.1.13.el5
  • kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-92.1.13.el5
  • kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-92.1.13.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:0014RHSA-2008:0885RHSA-2009:0001RHSA-2008:0973RHSA-2008:0787RHSA-2008:0857

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-3275 updated

Linux kernel local filesystem DoS

  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 5 Server kernel-rt 2.6.24.7-81.el5rt, kernel-rt-trace 2.6.24.7-81.el5rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 2.6.24.7-81.el5rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common 2.6.24.7-81.el5rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0857
  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 kernel 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-58.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0973
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-92.1.13.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-92.1.13.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-92.1.13.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-92.1.13.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-92.1.13.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0885
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 kernel 2.4.9-e.74, kernel 2.4.18-e.67, kernel-smp 2.4.9-e.74, kernel-BOOT 2.4.9-e.74, kernel-smp 2.4.18-e.67, kernel-source 2.4.9-e.74, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0787
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 kernel 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-58.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0973
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0014
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-92.1.13.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-92.1.13.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-92.1.13.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-92.1.13.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-92.1.13.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0885
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0014
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 kernel 2.4.9-e.74, kernel-smp 2.4.9-e.74, kernel-BOOT 2.4.9-e.74, kernel-source 2.4.9-e.74, kernel-summit 2.4.9-e.74, kernel-enterprise 2.4.9-e.74
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0001
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 kernel 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-58.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0973
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0014
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 kernel 2.4.9-e.74, kernel-smp 2.4.9-e.74, kernel-BOOT 2.4.9-e.74, kernel-source 2.4.9-e.74, kernel-summit 2.4.9-e.74, kernel-enterprise 2.4.9-e.74
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0001
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 kernel 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-58.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-58.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0973
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-78.0.13.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0014
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 kernel 2.4.18-e.67, kernel-smp 2.4.18-e.67, kernel-source 2.4.18-e.67
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0787

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Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • lkml.org http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/2/83 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
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References

Sources

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