CVE-2008-4933

Publication date 5 November 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Buffer overflow in the hfsplus_find_cat function in fs/hfsplus/catalog.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or system crash) via an hfsplus filesystem image with an invalid catalog namelength field, related to the hfsplus_cat_build_key_uni function.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Eric Sesterhenn discovered multiple flaws in the HFS+ filesystem. If a local user or automated system were tricked into mounting a malicious HFS+ filesystem, the system could crash, leading to a denial of service.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 8.10 intrepid
Fixed 2.6.27-9.19
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.6.24-22.45
7.10 gutsy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.6.15-53.74
linux-source-2.6.22 8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 2.6.22-16.60
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-679-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 27 November 2008

Other references