The do_splice_from function in fs/splice.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not reject file descriptors that have the O_APPEND flag set, which allows local users to bypass append mode and make arbitrary changes to other locations in the file.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2008-10-15T19:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:17:09.869Z
Reserved: 2008-10-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-4554
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2008-10-15T20:07:42.763
Modified: 2023-11-07T02:02:49.253
Link: CVE-2008-4554
Redhat