What is CVE-2008-3534?

CVE-2008-3534 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, classified as a Uncontrolled Resource Consumption flaw (CWE-400). CVE-2008-3534 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3534?

CVE-2008-3534 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-3534?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-3534. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2008-3534 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-3534 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html

CVE-2008-3534

Medium

The shmem_delete_inode function in mm/shmem.c in the tmpfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a certain sequence of file create, remove, and overwrite operations, as demonstrated by the insserv program, related to allocation of "useless pages" and improper maintenance of the i_blocks count.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2008-08-08

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-400

CVE-2008-3534 is a Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability

What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2008-3534 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lkml
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/26/71

Exploit Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31881

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32190

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1

Broken Link
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html

Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31134

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1

Third Party Advisory
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44489

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=14fcc23fdc78e9d32372553ccf21758a9bd56fa1
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2008-3534

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2008-08-08

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-3534?

CVE-2008-3534 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 , classified as an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption flaw (CWE-400) . CVE-2008-3534 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3534?

CVE-2008-3534 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-3534?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-3534. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2008-3534 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2008-3534 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. View CWE-400 on MITRE CWE →