| Name | CVE-2008-0009 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-2.6 | source | etch | (not affected) | |||
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | 2.6.24-4 | |||
| linux-2.6.24 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) |
- linux-2.6.24 <not-affected> (Fixed before initial upload, in 2.6.24-4 of linux-2.6)
[etch] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (vulnerable code not present)