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7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-2008-0600

Published: 12/02/2008 Updated: 13/02/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 730
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Vulnerability Summary

The vmsplice_to_pipe function in Linux kernel 2.6.17 up to and including 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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linux linux kernel 2.6.20.6

linux linux kernel 2.6.17

linux linux kernel 2.6.20.9

linux linux kernel 2.6.18

linux linux kernel 2.6.23.4

linux linux kernel 2.6.20

linux linux kernel 2.6.18.7

linux linux kernel 2.6.17.12

linux linux kernel 2.6.21

linux linux kernel 2.6.17.9

linux linux kernel 2.6.19

linux linux kernel 2.6.20.13

linux linux kernel 2.6.22.4

linux linux kernel 2.6.17.2

linux linux kernel 2.6.23.7

linux linux kernel 2.6.17.8

linux linux kernel 2.6.17.4

linux linux kernel 2.6.17.14

linux linux kernel 2.6.24

linux linux kernel 2.6.18.3

linux linux kernel 2.6.22.1

linux linux kernel 2.6.17.3

linux linux kernel 2.6.24.1

linux linux kernel 2.6.20.5

linux linux kernel 2.6.22

linux linux kernel 2.6.19.3

linux linux kernel 2.6.19.1

linux linux kernel 2.6.18.4

linux linux kernel 2.6.18.1

linux linux kernel 2.6.23.1

linux linux kernel 2.6.17.5

linux linux kernel 2.6.18.5

linux linux kernel 2.6.21.1

linux linux kernel 2.6.19.2

linux linux kernel 2.6.21.4

linux linux kernel 2.6.20.12

linux linux kernel 2.6.17.10

linux linux kernel 2.6.22.7

linux linux kernel 2.6.17.1

linux linux kernel 2.6.20.8

linux linux kernel 2.6.20.15

linux linux kernel 2.6.23

linux linux kernel 2.6.23.9

linux linux kernel 2.6.22.6

linux linux kernel 2.6.23.3

linux linux kernel 2.6.18.8

linux linux kernel 2.6.22.3

linux linux kernel 2.6.18.2

linux linux kernel 2.6.20.11

linux linux kernel 2.6.20.3

linux linux kernel 2.6.21.3

linux linux kernel 2.6.23.14

linux linux kernel 2.6.17.11

linux linux kernel 2.6.20.10

linux linux kernel 2.6.23.2

linux linux kernel 2.6.21.2

linux linux kernel 2.6.20.2

linux linux kernel 2.6.17.7

linux linux kernel 2.6.20.1

linux linux kernel 2.6.18.6

linux linux kernel 2.6.23.5

linux linux kernel 2.6.20.4

linux linux kernel 2.6.17.6

linux linux kernel 2.6.23.6

linux linux kernel 2.6.17.13

linux linux kernel 2.6.20.14

linux linux kernel 2.6.22.5

linux linux kernel 2.6.20.7

linux linux kernel 2.6.22.16

Vendor Advisories

Ubuntu Security Notice: linux-source-2.6.17/20/22 vulnerability
Wojciech Purczynski discovered that the vmsplice system call did not properly perform verification of user-memory pointers A local attacker could exploit this to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory and gain root privileges (CVE-2008-0600) ...
Debian Security Advisories: DSA-1494-2 linux-2.6 -- missing access checks
The vmsplice system call did not properly verify address arguments passed by user space processes, which allowed local attackers to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory, gaining root privileges (CVE-2008-0010, CVE-2008-0600) In the vserver-enabled kernels, a missing access check on certain symlinks in /proc enabled local attackers to access resources ...

Exploits

Exploit DB: Linux Kernel 2.6.23 < 2.6.24 - 'vmsplice' Local Privilege Escalation (1)
/* * diane_lane_fucked_hardc * * Linux vmsplice Local Root Exploit * By qaaz * * Linux 2623 - 2624 */ #define _GNU_SOURCE #include &lt;stdioh&gt; #include &lt;errnoh&gt; #include &lt;stdlibh&gt; #include &lt;stringh&gt; #include &lt;unistdh&gt; #include &lt;sys/uioh&gt; #define TARGET_PATTERN " sys_vm86old" #define TARGET_SYSCAL ...
Exploit DB: Linux Kernel 2.6.17 < 2.6.24.1 - 'vmsplice' Local Privilege Escalation (2)
/* * jessica_biel_naked_in_my_bedc * * Dovalim z knajpy a cumim ze Wojta zas nema co robit, kura * Gizdi, tutaj mate cosyk na hrani, kym aj totok vykeca * Stejnak je to stare jak cyp a aj jakesyk rozbite * * Linux vmsplice Local Root Exploit * By qaaz * * Linux 2617 - 26241 * * This is quite old code and I had to rewrite it to ...

References

CWE-94http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120264773202422&w=2http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120263652322197&w=2http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120264520431307&w=2http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120266328220808&w=2http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120266353621139&w=2http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1494https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.htmlhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00255.htmlhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:043http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0129.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00005.htmlhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-577-1http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704http://secunia.com/advisories/28835http://secunia.com/advisories/28858http://secunia.com/advisories/28875http://secunia.com/advisories/28896http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432229https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432517https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2237https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00270.htmlhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00485.htmlhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1019393http://secunia.com/advisories/28889http://secunia.com/advisories/28912http://secunia.com/advisories/28925http://secunia.com/advisories/28933http://secunia.com/advisories/28937http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27801http://secunia.com/advisories/29245http://secunia.com/advisories/30818http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.htmlhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0487/referenceshttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5092https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11358http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488009/100/0/threadedhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/577-1/https://nvd.nist.govhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5093/
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