{"cve":"CVE-2008-3275","nvd":{"published":"2008-08-12T23:41:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:55:31.083","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-120"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d70b67c8bc72ee23b55381bd6a884f4796692f77","http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.15","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00001.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html","http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/2/83"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel","suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop","suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-3275","score":0.00509,"percentile":0.43455,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}