CVE-2008-0600

N/A Unknown
Published: February 12, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00005.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120263652322197&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120264520431307&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120264773202422&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120266328220808&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120266353621139&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/28835
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28858
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28875
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28889
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28896
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28912
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28925
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28933
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28937
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29245
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019393
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1494
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:043
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0129.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488009/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27801
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-577-1
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=432229
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432517
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2237
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11358
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5092
Source: secalert@redhat.com
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
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00270.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00485.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120263652322197&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120264520431307&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120264773202422&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120266328220808&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120266353621139&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/28835
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28858
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28875
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28889
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28896
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28912
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28925
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28933
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28937
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29245
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019393
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1494
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:043
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0129.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488009/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27801
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-577-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0487/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432229
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432517
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2237
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11358
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5092
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00255.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00270.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00485.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

80 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.5%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

Affected Vendors

linux

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