PT-2008-1683 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Jan Lieskovsky · Published 2008-02-12 · Updated 2018-10-15 · CVE-2008-0009

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions 2.6.22 through 2.6.24

Description The issue is related to the vmsplice to user function in fs/splice.c, which does not properly validate a certain userspace pointer before dereference. This could potentially allow local users to access arbitrary kernel memory locations.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions 2.6.22 through 2.6.24, consider applying a patch that fixes the vmsplice to user function to properly validate userspace pointers before dereference. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0009

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 14

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/5093 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0026-vmsplice_to_kernel.txt · Exploit
• 🔥 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431206 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/5092 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0009 · Security Note
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00255.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/27704 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/487982/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/27799 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0487/references · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28896 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28835 · Note