The vmsplice_to_user function in fs/splice.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.22 through 2.6.24 does not validate a certain userspace pointer before dereference, which might allow local users to access arbitrary kernel memory locations.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2008-02-12T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:32:23.333Z

Reserved: 2007-12-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-0009

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-02-12T21:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-0009

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2008-02-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-0009 - Bugzilla