NVD - CVE-2008-0600

CVE-2008-0600 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

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.

Source: MITRE
Description Last Modified: 02/12/2008

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.2 HIGH
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Provides administrator access
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows disruption of service

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (02/13/2008)

This 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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

References to Check Content

Identifier:: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11358
Check System:: http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:: http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11358

Technical Details

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-0600
NVD Published Date:
02/12/2008
NVD Last Modified:
09/28/2017

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