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…

Description

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.51% · top 56% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-120 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-120 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (32)

• DSA-1630 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0885 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• USN-637-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• [linux-kernel] 20080702 Is VFS behavior fine? (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 32190 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6551 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• DSA-1636 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 31614 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31881 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32104 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d70b67c8bc72ee23b55381bd6a884f4796692f77 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 31551 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2430 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0857 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0014 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2008:048 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 1020739 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 33280 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 33556 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 30647 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 32023 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457858 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:220 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 32344 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• linux-kernel-ubifs-dos(44410) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0973 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 31836 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.15 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0787 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2008:049 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 33201 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10744 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 09:28 UTC.