ghsa-qh85-78gq-v523
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-02 00:11
Modified
2025-04-09 03:59
Details

The do_splice_from function in fs/splice.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not reject file descriptors that have the O_APPEND flag set, which allows local users to bypass append mode and make arbitrary changes to other locations in the file.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-4554"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2008-10-15T20:07:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The do_splice_from function in fs/splice.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not reject file descriptors that have the O_APPEND flag set, which allows local users to bypass append mode and make arbitrary changes to other locations in the file.",
  "id": "GHSA-qh85-78gq-v523",
  "modified": "2025-04-09T03:59:32Z",
  "published": "2022-05-02T00:11:13Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4554"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=466707"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45954"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11142"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00689.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00693.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=efc968d450e013049a662d22727cf132618dcb2f"
    },
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32386"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32918"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32998"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/33180"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/33182"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/33586"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35390"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:224"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/1"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/14/5"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1017.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31903"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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