ghsa-vxc2-696q-6c9j
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Published
2022-05-02 00:08
Modified
2024-02-15 21:31
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details

fs/splice.c in the splice subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.2 does not properly handle a failure of the add_to_page_cache_lru function, and subsequently attempts to unlock a page that was not locked, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel BUG and system crash), as demonstrated by the fio I/O tool.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-4302"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-667",
      "CWE-755"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2008-09-29T17:17:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "fs/splice.c in the splice subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.2 does not properly handle a failure of the add_to_page_cache_lru function, and subsequently attempts to unlock a page that was not locked, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel BUG and system crash), as demonstrated by the fio I/O tool.",
  "id": "GHSA-vxc2-696q-6c9j",
  "modified": "2024-02-15T21:31:23Z",
  "published": "2022-05-02T00:08:48Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4302"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462434"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45191"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10547"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6a860c979b35469e4d77da781a96bdb2ca05ae64"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git;a=commit;h=6a860c979b35469e4d77da781a96bdb2ca05ae64"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/20/168"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32237"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32485"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32759"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.juniper.net/security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln31201.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/10"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31201"
    }
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    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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