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.
Published: 2008-02-12
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1494-1 New linux-2.6 packages fix privilege escalation
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1494-2 New linux-2.6 packages fix privilege escalation
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-0610 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-577-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
References
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00005.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120263652322197&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120264520431307&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120264773202422&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120266328220808&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120266353621139&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/28835 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/28858 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/28875 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/28889 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/28896 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/28912 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/28925 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/28933 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/28937 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29245 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818 cve-icon cve-icon
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019393 cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052 cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1494 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:043 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0129.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488009/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27801 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-577-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0487/references cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432229 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432517 cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2237 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0600 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11358 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0600 cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5092 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00255.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00270.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00485.html cve-icon cve-icon
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:54:21.972Z

Reserved: 2008-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0600

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Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-12T21:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0600

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2008-02-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-0600 - Bugzilla

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