VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-0600
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability3.54%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-02-12
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')