CVE-2008-0600

NameCVE-2008-0600
DescriptionThe vmsplice_to_pipe function in Linux kernel 2.6.17 through 2.6.24.1 does not validate a certain userspace pointer before dereference, which allows local users to gain root privileges via crafted arguments in a vmsplice system call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0009 and CVE-2008-0010.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1494-1, DTSA-113-1

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linux-2.6sourceetch2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch1DSA-1494-1
linux-2.6sourcelenny2.6.22-6.lenny1DTSA-113-1
linux-2.6source(unstable)2.6.24-4high
linux-2.6.24source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- linux-2.6.24 <not-affected> (Fixed before initial upload, in 2.6.24-4 of linux-2.6)

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