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CVE-2008-0010

Published: 12 February 2008

The copy_from_user_mmap_sem 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 allow local users to read from arbitrary kernel memory locations.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
dapper-gutsy not affected. Only 2.6.23 - 2.6.24.  See:
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0026-vmsplice_to_kernel.txt
local root exploit on hardy (exploit code exists)
amitk will upload 2.6.24.2 for hardy soon

Priority

High

Status

Package Release Status
linux-source-2.6.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Not vulnerable

dapper Not vulnerable

edgy Does not exist

feisty Does not exist

gutsy Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

linux-source-2.6.17
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Not vulnerable

dapper Does not exist

edgy Not vulnerable

feisty Does not exist

gutsy Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

linux-source-2.6.20
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Not vulnerable

dapper Does not exist

edgy Does not exist

feisty Not vulnerable

gutsy Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

linux-source-2.6.22
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Not vulnerable

dapper Does not exist

edgy Does not exist

feisty Does not exist

gutsy Not vulnerable

hardy Does not exist

linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (2.6.24.2)
dapper Does not exist

edgy Does not exist

feisty Does not exist

gutsy Does not exist

hardy
Released (2.6.24-8.14)