CVE-2008-3528 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ext2, ext3, and potentially ext4 filesystem error-reporting functionality, specifically in versions up to 2.6.26.5. This flaw allows physically proximate attackers to trigger an excessive number of console messages by mounting a corrupted filesystem with malformed directory size and block values, leading to a temporary system hang. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.26.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.26.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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