CVE-2008-0010

Linux Kernel 2.6.17 < 2.6.24.1 - 'vmsplice' Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

2.1

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

La copia de la función copy_from_user_mmap_semen fs/splice.c en kernel linux de la versión 2.6.22 a la 2.6.24, no valida ciertos referencias a punteros en memoria, que permite a usuarios locales leer espacios de memoria del kernel de su elección.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 2.1

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-12-03 CVE Reserved
2008-02-09 First Exploit
2008-02-11 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (14)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/28835	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28875	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28896	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487982/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27796	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0487/references	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5092	2008-02-09
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5093	2024-08-07
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0026-vmsplice_to_kernel.txt	2024-08-07
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1494	2018-10-15
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.html	2018-10-15
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00255.html	2018-10-15

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.22 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.22"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.22 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.22"		rc6		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.22.1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.22.1"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.22.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.22.3"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.22.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.22.4"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.22.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.22.5"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.22.6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.22.6"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.22.7 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.22.7"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.22.16 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.22.16"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.23 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.23"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.23 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.23"		rc1		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.23 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.23"		rc2		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.23.1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.23.1"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.23.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.23.2"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.23.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.23.3"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.23.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.23.4"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.23.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.23.5"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.23.6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.23.6"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.23.7 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.23.7"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.23.9 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.23.9"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.23.14 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.23.14"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.24 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.24"		rc2		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.24 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.24"		rc3		Affected