CVE-2008-4554

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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 arbitrary changes to other locations in the file.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 15, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-4554: Medium severity, CVSS 4.6 | Vulnix