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CVE-2008-0600
The vmsplice_to_pipe function in Linux kernel 2.6.17 through 2.6.24.1 does...
Vulnerability Description
The vmsplice_to_pipe function in Linux kernel 2.6.17 through 2.6.24.1 does not validate a certain userspace pointer before dereference, which allows local users to gain root privileges via crafted arguments in a vmsplice system call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0009 and CVE-2008-0010.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120263652322197&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27801
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:043
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11358
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28858
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1494
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432517
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-577-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28875
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28933
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00485.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0487/references
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120266353621139&w=2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28889
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28937
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00270.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5092
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29245
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120264520431307&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28896
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28925
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28835
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2237
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00255.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488009/100/0/threaded
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28912
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0129.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120266328220808&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019393
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432229
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120264773202422&w=2
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.17, 2.6.17.1, 2.6.17.2, 2.6.17.3, 2.6.17.4, 2.6.17.5, 2.6.17.6, 2.6.17.7, 2.6.17.8, 2.6.17.9, 2.6.17.10, 2.6.17.11, 2.6.17.12, 2.6.17.13, 2.6.17.14, 2.6.18, 2.6.18.1, 2.6.18.2, 2.6.18.3, 2.6.18.4, 2.6.18.5, 2.6.18.6, 2.6.18.7, 2.6.18.8, 2.6.19, 2.6.19.1, 2.6.19.2, 2.6.19.3, 2.6.20, 2.6.20.1, 2.6.20.2, 2.6.20.3, 2.6.20.4, 2.6.20.5, 2.6.20.6, 2.6.20.7, 2.6.20.8, 2.6.20.9, 2.6.20.10, 2.6.20.11, 2.6.20.12, 2.6.20.13, 2.6.20.14, 2.6.20.15, 2.6.21, 2.6.21.1, 2.6.21.2, 2.6.21.3, 2.6.21.4, 2.6.22, 2.6.22.1, 2.6.22.3, 2.6.22.4, 2.6.22.5, 2.6.22.6, 2.6.22.7, 2.6.22.16, 2.6.23, 2.6.23.1, 2.6.23.2, 2.6.23.3, 2.6.23.4, 2.6.23.5, 2.6.23.6, 2.6.23.7, 2.6.23.9, 2.6.23.14, 2.6.24, 2.6.24.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 12th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.