CVE-2008-0009

N/A Unknown

Published: February 12, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0026-vmsplice_to_kernel.txt

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://secunia.com/advisories/28835

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/28896

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487982/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27799

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0487/references

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431206

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00255.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0026-vmsplice_to_kernel.txt