--- title: "CVE-2008-4933\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4933?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2008-4933 Publication date 5 November 2008 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Low** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description 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 Show unmaintained releases | 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 | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4933) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4933) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-4933) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4933) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-679-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-679-1) + Linux kernel vulnerabilities + 27 November 2008 ### Other references *