# CVE-2008-0600: The vmsplice\_to\_pipe function in Linux kernel 2.6.17 through 2.6.24.1 does not validate a certain userspace pointer before dereference, whic

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2008-02-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The 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.

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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120263652322197&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27801
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:043
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11358
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28858
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1494
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432517
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-577-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28875
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28933
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00485.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0487/references
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120266353621139&w=2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28889
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28937
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00270.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5092
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29245
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120264520431307&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28896
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5093
- https://github.com/0b0111100/2008

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