Red Hat Security AdvisoryRHSA-2008:0129
kernel security update
Released 2008-02-12 · Red Hat rating Important · View on Red Hat →
Fixed in
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5, kernel-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5 +18
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5, kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5 +8
Fixes 1 record
Priority LOW 38
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…
CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2· Local · No auth · Interaction — · EPSS 0.0379 · Published 2008-02-12 · Fixed CWE-94
