CVE catalog
CVE-2008-0600
linux-2.6 - privilege escalation
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.76% · Oct 27, 2026
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. kernel vmsplice_to_pipe flaw This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4. The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13lenny1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-14 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-15 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-16 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-17 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-17etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch1 | fixed |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 5.0 | 2.6.22-6.lenny1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | linux-2.6 | deb | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch1 | Not reported | DSA-1494-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | deb | 5.0 | 2.6.22-6.lenny1 | Not reported | DTSA-113-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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