CVE-2008-0600

Summary

CVECVE-2008-0600
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-02-12 21:00:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 02:18:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-94

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052 - rPath Wiki CONFIRM wiki.rpath.com
'Re: [PATCH] kernel 2.6.24.1 still vulnerable to the vmsplice local root exploit' - MARC MLIST marc.info Exploit
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
USN-577-1: Linux kernel vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
'Re: [PATCH] kernel 2.6.24.1 still vulnerable to the vmsplice local root exploit' - MARC MLIST marc.info Exploit
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Mandriva update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052 - rPath Wiki CONFIRM wiki.rpath.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
'Re: [PATCH] kernel 2.6.24.1 still vulnerable to the vmsplice local root exploit' - MARC MLIST marc.info Exploit
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Linux Kernel "vmsplice()" System Call Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
Bug 432251 – CVE-2008-0600 kernel vmsplice_to_pipe flaw MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2008-02-13Mark J CoxThis issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4. Updated kernel packages are available to correct this issue for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0129.html

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