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CVE-2008-3833
Published: Oct 3, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The generic_file_splice_write function in fs/splice.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by splicing into an inode in order to create an executable file in a setgid directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4210.
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References
32485
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
32237
third-party-advisory
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[oss-security] 20081003 CVE-2008-3833 kernel: remove SUID when splicing into an inode
mailing-list
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464450
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RHSA-2008:0957
vendor-advisory
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kernel-genericfilesplice-priv-escalation(45922)
vdb-entry
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DSA-1653
vendor-advisory
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32759
third-party-advisory
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oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9980
vdb-entry
signature
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SUSE-SR:2008:025
vendor-advisory
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31567
vdb-entry
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