VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-4554
CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-10-15
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.