CVE-2008-0600
HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 3.8%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-94
- EPSS score
- 3.8% (90th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-0610)
- Published
- February 12, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0610 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
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References
- 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://secunia.com/advisories/28835
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28875
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28889
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28896
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28912
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28925
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28933
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28937
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29245
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
- 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/1/488009/100/0/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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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