CVE-2008-3833

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.9/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 3, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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