PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2008-0009Null pointer dereference
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
8.0%
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
isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0026-vmsplice_to_kernel.txt
secunia.com/advisories/28835
secunia.com/advisories/28896
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487982/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704
www.securityfocus.com/bid/27799
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0487/references
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431206
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.html
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00255.html
Related
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
8.0%