CVE-2008-0009
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Summary
The vmsplice_to_user function in fs/splice.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.22 through 2.6.24 does not validate a certain userspace pointer before dereference, which might allow local users to access arbitrary kernel memory locations.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431206
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0487/references
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487982/100/0/threaded
- http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0026-vmsplice_to_kernel.txt
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28896
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28835
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27799
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00255.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431206
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0487/references
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487982/100/0/threaded
- http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0026-vmsplice_to_kernel.txt
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28896
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28835
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27799
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00255.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704
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