CVE-2008-3833
Medium
Description
The generic_file_splice_write function in fs/splice.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by splicing into an inode in order to create an executable file in a setgid directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4210.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.9
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedOct 3, 2008
First seenOct 3, 2008
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v ≤ 2.6.26.4, 2.2.27, 2.4.36, 2.4.36.1, 2.4.36.2, 2.4.36.3, 2.4.36.4, 2.4.36.5, 2.4.36.6, 2.6, 2.6.18, 2.6.19.4, 2.6.19.5, 2.6.19.6, 2.6.19.7, 2.6.20.16, 2.6.20.17, 2.6.20.18, 2.6.20.19, 2.6.20.20, 2.6.20.21, 2.6.21.5, 2.6.21.6, 2.6.21.7, 2.6.22, 2.6.22.1, 2.6.22.2, 2.6.22.8, 2.6.22.9, 2.6.22.10, 2.6.22.11, 2.6.22.12, 2.6.22.13, 2.6.22.14, 2.6.22.15, 2.6.22.17, 2.6.22.18, 2.6.22.19, 2.6.22.20, 2.6.22.21, 2.6.22.22, 2.6.22_rc1, 2.6.22_rc7, 2.6.23, 2.6.23.8, 2.6.23.9, 2.6.23.10, 2.6.23.11, 2.6.23.12, 2.6.23.13, 2.6.23.15, 2.6.23.16, 2.6.23.17, 2.6.24, 2.6.25, 2.6.26.1, 2.6.26.2, 2.6.26.3 | — |
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