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.
References (13)
Core 13
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32485
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32237
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/1
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464450
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45922
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.19.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8c34e2d63231d4bf4852bac8521883944d770fe3
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9980
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.19/ChangeLog-2.6.19-rc3
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31567
Scores
EPSS
0.0042
EPSS Percentile
34.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (43)
linux/linux_kernel
2.2.27
linux/linux_kernel
2.4.36
linux/linux_kernel
2.4.36.1
linux/linux_kernel
2.4.36.2
linux/linux_kernel
2.4.36.3
linux/linux_kernel
2.4.36.4
linux/linux_kernel
2.4.36.5
linux/linux_kernel
2.4.36.6
linux/linux_kernel
2.6
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.18 (8 CPE variants)
... and 33 more
Published
Oct 03, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026