CVE-2008-0600
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Feb 12, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Feb 5, 2008
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [linux-kernel] 20080210 Re: [PATCH] kernel 2.6.24.1 still vulnerable to the vmsplice local root exploitmailing-list
- 27801vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2008:043vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11358vdb-entrysignature
- 28858third-party-advisory
- DSA-1494vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432517
- USN-577-1vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2008:007vendor-advisory
- 28875third-party-advisory
- 28933third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-1629vendor-advisory
- ADV-2008-0487vdb-entry
- [linux-kernel] 20080210 Re: [PATCH] kernel 2.6.24.1 still vulnerable to the vmsplice local root exploitmailing-list
- SUSE-SA:2008:013vendor-advisory
- 28889third-party-advisory
- 28937third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-1433vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-1422vendor-advisory
- 5092exploit
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052
- MDVSA-2008:044vendor-advisory
- 29245third-party-advisory
- [linux-kernel] 20080210 Re: [PATCH] kernel 2.6.24.1 still vulnerable to the vmsplice local root exploitmailing-list
- 28896third-party-advisory
- 28925third-party-advisory
- 28835third-party-advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2237
- FEDORA-2008-1423vendor-advisory
- 20080212 rPSA-2008-0052-1 kernelmailing-list
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052
- 28912third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2008:030vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0129vendor-advisory
- [linux-kernel] 20080210 Re: [PATCH] kernel 2.6.24.1 still vulnerable to the vmsplice local root exploitmailing-list
- 1019393vdb-entry
- 30818third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432229
- 27704vdb-entry
- [linux-kernel] 20080210 Re: [PATCH] kernel 2.6.24.1 still vulnerable to the vmsplice local root exploitmailing-list
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