01 Record
CVE-2008-0010
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.89% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 59.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-02-12 20:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 07:32Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-12-03
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- fa2db44dc15b62cd4f5c58070e9932606c10b0fa386f619ae473a9acd2c3efa6
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.debian.orgDSA-1494http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1494
- www.securityfocus.com27796http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27796
- secunia.com28875http://secunia.com/advisories/28875
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-0487http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0487/references
- www.securityfocus.com20080212 CSA-L03: Linux kernel vmsplice unchecked user-pointer dereferencehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487982/100/0/threaded
- isec.plhttp://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0026-vmsplice_to_kernel.txt
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-1422https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.html
- secunia.com28896http://secunia.com/advisories/28896
- secunia.com28835http://secunia.com/advisories/28835
- www.exploit-db.com5093https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5093
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-1423https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00255.html
- www.securityfocus.com27704http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704