gsd-2008-0009
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:22
Details
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.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2008-0009


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      "lastModifiedDate": "2018-10-15T21:57Z",
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}


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