CVEvulnerability
CVE-2008-4554
4.6 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2008-10-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• linux linux kernel (<= 2.6.26.5)
• linux linux kernel 2.2.27
• linux linux kernel 2.4.36
• linux linux kernel 2.4.36.1
• linux linux kernel 2.4.36.2
• linux linux kernel 2.4.36.3
• linux linux kernel 2.4.36.4
• linux linux kernel 2.4.36.5
• linux linux kernel 2.4.36.6
• linux linux kernel 2.6
• linux linux kernel 2.6.18
• linux linux kernel 2.6.19.4
• linux linux kernel 2.6.19.5
• linux linux kernel 2.6.19.6
• linux linux kernel 2.6.19.7
• linux linux kernel 2.6.20.16
• linux linux kernel 2.6.20.17
• linux linux kernel 2.6.20.18
• linux linux kernel 2.6.20.19
• linux linux kernel 2.6.20.20
• linux linux kernel 2.6.20.21
• linux linux kernel 2.6.21.5
• linux linux kernel 2.6.21.6
• linux linux kernel 2.6.21.7
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22.1
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22.2
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22.8
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22.9
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22.10
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22.11
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22.12
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22.13
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22.14
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22.15
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22.17
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22.18
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22.19
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22.20
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22.21
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22.22
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22 rc1
• linux linux kernel 2.6.22 rc7
• linux linux kernel 2.6.23
• linux linux kernel 2.6.23.8
• linux linux kernel 2.6.23.9
• linux linux kernel 2.6.23.10
• linux linux kernel 2.6.23.11
• linux linux kernel 2.6.23.12
• linux linux kernel 2.6.23.13
• linux linux kernel 2.6.23.15
• linux linux kernel 2.6.23.16
• linux linux kernel 2.6.23.17
• linux linux kernel 2.6.23 rc1
• linux linux kernel 2.6.24
• linux linux kernel 2.6.24.1
• linux linux kernel 2.6.24.2
• linux linux kernel 2.6.24.3
• linux linux kernel 2.6.24.4
• linux linux kernel 2.6.24.5
… and 26 more
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=efc968d450e013049a662d22727cf132618dcb2f git.kernel.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32386 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32918 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32998 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33180 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33182 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33586 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35390 secunia.com
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681 www.debian.org
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687 www.debian.org
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27 www.kernel.org
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:224 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/1 www.openwall.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/14/5 www.openwall.com
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1017.html www.redhat.com
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html www.redhat.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31903 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1 www.ubuntu.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=466707 bugzilla.redhat.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45954 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11142 oval.cisecurity.org
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00689.html www.redhat.com
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00693.html www.redhat.com
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=efc968d450e013049a662d22727cf132618dcb2f git.kernel.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32386 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32918 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32998 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33180 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33182 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33586 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35390 secunia.com
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681 www.debian.org
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687 www.debian.org
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27 www.kernel.org
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:224 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/1 www.openwall.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/14/5 www.openwall.com
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1017.html www.redhat.com
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html www.redhat.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31903 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1 www.ubuntu.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=466707 bugzilla.redhat.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45954 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11142 oval.cisecurity.org
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00689.html www.redhat.com
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00693.html www.redhat.com