What is CVE-2008-3535?

CVE-2008-3535 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2008-3535 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3535?

CVE-2008-3535 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-2008-3535?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-3535. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2008-3535 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-3535 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2008-3535

Medium

Off-by-one error in the iov_iter_advance function in mm/filemap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27-rc2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a certain sequence of file I/O operations with readv and writev, as demonstrated by testcases/kernel/fs/ftest/ftest03 from the Linux Test Project.

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-193

CVE-2008-3535 is classified as CWE-193

See CWE-193 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2008-3535 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Mirror
http://mirror.celinuxforum.org/gitstat/commit-detail.php?commit=94ad374a0751f40d25e22e036c37f7263569d24c

Broken Link
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/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.27-rc2

Broken Link
Lkml
http://www.lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/30/446

Exploit Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html

Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31132

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/44492

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Details

CVE ID CVE-2008-3535

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-2008-3535?

CVE-2008-3535 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2008-3535 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3535?

CVE-2008-3535 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-2008-3535?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-3535. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2008-3535 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2008-3535 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.