CVE-2008-0009

Public Exploit

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.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.50% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431206 exploit
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1 exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0487/references vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487982/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0026-vmsplice_to_kernel.txt exploit
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28896 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28835 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27799 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00255.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0009?
CVE-2008-0009 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0009?
To fix CVE-2008-0009, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0009 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0009 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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