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CVE-2008-3535

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-3535 is an off-by-one error in the Linux kernel's iov_iter_advance function (mm/filemap.c) affecting versions before 2.6.27-rc2, including various Canonical and Debian Linux distributions. This local vulnerability (AV:L/AC:L) can lead to a denial of service (system crash) through specific file I/O operations using readv and writev. With a CVSS score of 4.9 and an EPSS percentile below average, its impact is limited to system availability (A:C). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat level.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.27CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.27CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.27CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.06CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
41.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0053 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 3,050 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-81.el5rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-3535Low

kernel: fix off-by-one error in iov_iter_advance()

Jul 31, 2008

References

mirror.celinuxforum.org / gitstat/commit-detail.php
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/31881
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32190
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32393
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/44492
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1636
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.27-rc2
Broken Link
lkml.org / lkml/2008/7/30/446
ExploitThird Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/31132
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-659-1
Third Party Advisory