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Linux kernel multiple security vulnerabilities
updated since 11.02.2008
Published: 12.02.2008
Source: BUGTRAQ
SecurityVulns ID: 8659
Type: local
Level: 7/10
Description: Kernel memory access with vmsplice syscall, access between virtual machines with /proc

Affected: LINUX : kernel 2.6
CVE: CVE-2008-0600 (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 system call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0009 and CVE-2008-0010.)
CVE-2008-0163
CVE-2008-0010

Original document Wojciech Purczynski, CSA-L03: Linux kernel vmsplice unchecked user-pointer dereference (12.02.2008)

DEBIAN, [Full-disclosure] [SECURITY] [DSA 1494-1] New linux-2.6 packages fix privilege escalation (11.02.2008)

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