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HistoryFeb 12, 2008 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2008-0009

2008-02-1200:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
18

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

9.0%

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.

Bugs

Notes

Author Note
jdstrand dapper-gutsy not affected. Only 2.6.23 - 2.6.24. See: http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0026-vmsplice_to_kernel.txt local root exploit on hardy (exploit code doesn’t exist yet) amitk will upload 2.6.24.2 for hardy soon

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

9.0%