CVE-2008-0600

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-0600
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-02-12 21:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-94 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
'Re: [PATCH] kernel 2.6.24.1 still vulnerable to the vmsplice local root exploit' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Exploit
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: kernel-2.6.23.15-137.fc8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
'Re: [PATCH] kernel 2.6.24.1 still vulnerable to the vmsplice local root exploit' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Exploit
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: kernel-xen-2.6-2.6.21-2957.fc8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1494-2 linux-2.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: kernel-xen-2.6-2.6.21-7.fc7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
'Re: [stable] [PATCH] kernel 2.6.24.1 still vulnerable to the vmsplice local root exploit' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Exploit
Linux Kernel 2.6.17 - 2.6.24.1 vmsplice Local Root Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
'Re: [PATCH] kernel 2.6.24.1 still vulnerable to the vmsplice local root exploit' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Exploit
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: kernel-2.6.23.15-80.fc7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Mandriva update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Fedora update for kernel-xen - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052 - rPath Wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
SUSE update for kernel-rt - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Bug 432229 – [SECURITY] CVE-2008-0600 local escalation of privilege af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Bug 432517 – Vulnerability to CVE-2008-0600 (vmsplice) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
USN-577-1: Linux kernel vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2237 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com
Linux Kernel "vmsplice()" System Call Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Fedora update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian update for linux-2.6 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Linux Kernel Prior to 2.6.24.2 'vmsplice_to_pipe()' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
RETIRED: Linux Kernel Multiple Prior to 2.6.24.1 Multiple Memory Access Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052 - rPath Wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
'Re: [stable] [PATCH] kernel 2.6.24.1 still vulnerable to the' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Exploit
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel security pr af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Linux Kernel vmsplice() Memory Dereference Bug Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
rPath update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2008-0600 MITRE access.redhat.com
Bug 432251 – CVE-2008-0600 kernel vmsplice_to_pipe flaw MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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

Legacy QID Mappings

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