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CVE-2008-3833 Detail

Description

The generic_file_splice_write function in fs/splice.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by splicing into an inode in order to create an executable file in a setgid directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4210.


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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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.19.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8c34e2d63231d4bf4852bac8521883944d770fe3 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/32237 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/32485 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.19/ChangeLog-2.6.19-rc3 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31567 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464450 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45922 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9980 CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-3833
NVD Published Date:
10/03/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/22/2026
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.