CVE-2008-0600

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The vmsplice_to_pipe function in Linux kernel 2.6.17 through 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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-94

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 12, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-0600: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix