CVE-2008-0600

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.46%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120263652322197&w=2 mailing list exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27801 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:043 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11358 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/28858 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1494 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432517
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-577-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28875 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28933 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00485.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0487/references vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120266353621139&w=2 mailing list exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28889 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28937 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00270.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.html vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5092 exploit
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29245 third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120264520431307&w=2 mailing list exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/28896 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28925 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28835 third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2237
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00255.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488009/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052
http://secunia.com/advisories/28912 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0129.html vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120266328220808&w=2 mailing list exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019393 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432229
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704 vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120264773202422&w=2 mailing list exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0600?
CVE-2008-0600 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0600?
To fix CVE-2008-0600, 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-2008-0600 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0600 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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