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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2008-02-12T20:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T07:54:21.972Z
Reserved: 2008-02-05T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-0600
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2008-02-12T21:00:00.000
Modified: 2023-02-13T02:18:44.107
Link: CVE-2008-0600
Redhat