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CVE-2008-4302 Detail

Description

fs/splice.c in the splice subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.2 does not properly handle a failure of the add_to_page_cache_lru function, and subsequently attempts to unlock a page that was not locked, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel BUG and system crash), as demonstrated by the fio I/O tool.


Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  5.5 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (01/15/2009)

This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG. It was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6a860c979b35469e4d77da781a96bdb2ca05ae64 Broken Link 
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.2 Broken Link 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/20/168 Exploit  Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.juniper.net/security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln31201.html Broken Link 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/10 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html Broken Link 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31201 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462434 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45191 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10547 Broken Link 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-667 Improper Locking cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4302
NVD Published Date:
09/29/2008
NVD Last Modified:
02/15/2024
Source:
MITRE