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CVE-2008-3833

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.

Published

2008-10-03T17:41:40.400

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 2.6.26.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.2.27 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.20 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.20 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22_rc1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22_rc7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.24 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.25 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.26.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.26.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.26.3 Yes
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