CVE-2008-0009

NameCVE-2008-0009
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (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.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linux-2.6sourceetch(not affected)
linux-2.6source(unstable)2.6.24-4
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)
[etch] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (vulnerable code not present)

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