01 Record
CVE-2008-4302
fs/splice.c in the splice subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.2 does not properly handle a failure of the add_to_page_cache_lru function, and subsequently attempts to unlock a page that was
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
fs/splice.c in the splice subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.2 does not properly handle a failure of the add_to_page_cache_lru function, and subsequently attempts to unlock a page that was
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
- 0.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 49.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
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
- 2008-09-29 17:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:08Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-09-29
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-667Improper LockingClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- fb829a59a3f4cf1a777113b7e3c8eb76072b0c3df5ba17e9b14c20ece15f070d
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080916 CVE request: kernel: splice: fix bad unlock_page() in error casehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/10
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6a860c979b35469e4d77da781a96bdb2ca05ae64
- secunia.com32485http://secunia.com/advisories/32485
- secunia.com32237http://secunia.com/advisories/32237
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0957http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-kernel-addtopagecachelru-dos(45191)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45191
- www.debian.orgDSA-1653http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10547https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10547
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462434
- secunia.com32759http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
- lkml.org[linux-kernel] 20070720 [PATCH] splice: fix bad unlock_page() in error casehttp://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/20/168
- kernel.orghttp://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.2
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:025http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
- www.securityfocus.com31201http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31201
- www.juniper.nethttp://www.juniper.net/security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln31201.html