CVE-2008-4554

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

5.9

MODERATE

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.063

Associated Vulnerability

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Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234