CVE catalog

CVE-2008-4934

linux-2.6.24 - several vulnerabilities

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Unknown
Published
Updated
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
3.29% · Oct 25, 2026

The hfsplus_block_allocate function in fs/hfsplus/bitmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 does not check a certain return value from the read_mapping_page function before calling kmap, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted hfsplus filesystem image. kernel: hfsplus: check read_mapping_page() return value

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianlinux-2.6.244.02.6.24-5~etchnhalf.1vulnerable
Debianlinux-2.6.244.02.6.24-6~etchnhalf.1vulnerable
Debianlinux-2.6.244.02.6.24-6~etchnhalf.2vulnerable
Debianlinux-2.6.244.02.6.24-6~etchnhalf.3vulnerable
Debianlinux-2.6.244.02.6.24-6~etchnhalf.4vulnerable
Debianlinux-2.6.244.02.6.24-6~etchnhalf.5vulnerable
Debianlinux-2.6.244.02.6.24-6~etchnhalf.6vulnerable
Debianlinux-2.6.244.02.6.24-6~etchnhalf.7fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianlinux-2.6.24deb4.02.6.24-6~etchnhalf.7Not reportedDSA-1681-1Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

No matching packages in this catalog.

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