CVE-2008-3833

CVE Details

Release Date:

2008-10-03

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.

See more information about CVE-2008-3833 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.9	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2008-0957	2008-11-05
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-92.1.17.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0957	2008-11-05
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-92.1.17.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0957	2008-11-05

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