Is CVE-2008-4302 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4302 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4302?

CVE-2008-4302 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-4302

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.5 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-667
EPSS score: 0.6% (50th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-4285)
Published: September 29, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4285 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
linux / linux kernel
redhat / enterprise linux

Certified products that may be affected

7 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v4.0 [1] and Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v5.0 [2] - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2657 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH-Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1384 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1385 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSwan Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1386 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1387 - historical

See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

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://secunia.com/advisories/32237(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32485(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759(Broken Link)
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)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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