VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-3833
CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-10-03
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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.