Description
The copy_from_user_mmap_sem 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 allow local users to read from arbitrary kernel memory locations.
Published: 2008-02-12
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1494-1 New linux-2.6 packages fix privilege escalation
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1494-2 New linux-2.6 packages fix privilege escalation
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-0023 The copy_from_user_mmap_sem 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 allow local users to read from arbitrary kernel memory locations.
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:32:23.339Z

Reserved: 2007-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0010

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-02-12T21:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-0010

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