The vmsplice_to_user function in fs/splice.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.22 through 2.6.24 does not validate a certain userspace pointer before dereference, which might allow local users to access arbitrary kernel memory locations.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2008-02-12T20:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T07:32:23.333Z
Reserved: 2007-12-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-0009
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2008-02-12T21:00:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-21T00:40:57.957
Link: CVE-2008-0009
Redhat