01 Record
CVE-2008-4554
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
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
- 0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 33.0% 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
- 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
- 2008-10-15 19:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-10-14
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 39b12a6caa0c1063f1c4c3ca097f3f541bcd9a2943d95c7ea8005d8b255989c5
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- secunia.com35390http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
- secunia.com32998http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081013 CVE request: kernel: don't allow splice() to files opened with O_APPENDhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/1
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=466707
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:224http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:224
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11142https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11142
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-kernel-dosplicefrom-security-bypass(45954)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45954
- www.securityfocus.com31903http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31903
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2009:0009http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2009:030http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-8929https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00693.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081014 Re: CVE request: kernel: don't allow splice() to files opened with O_APPENDhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/14/5
- secunia.com33586http://secunia.com/advisories/33586
- www.debian.orgDSA-1687http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=efc968d450e013049a662d22727cf132618dcb2f
- secunia.com32918http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-679-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27
- secunia.com33180http://secunia.com/advisories/33180
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:1017http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1017.html
- secunia.com32386http://secunia.com/advisories/32386
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-8980https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00689.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-1681http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
- secunia.com33182http://secunia.com/advisories/33182