fkie_cve-2008-0009
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-02-12 21:00
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0026-vmsplice_to_kernel.txtExploit
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28835
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28896
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1Exploit
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487982/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27799
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0487/references
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431206Exploit
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00255.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0026-vmsplice_to_kernel.txtExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28835
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28896
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487982/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27799
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0487/references
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431206Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00255.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.3
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.4
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.6
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.7
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.16
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.2
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.3
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.4
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.6
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.7
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.9
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.14
linux linux_kernel 2.6.24
linux linux_kernel 2.6.24


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