CVE-2008-4302

CVE Details

Release Date:

2008-09-29

Description

fs/splice.c in the splice subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.2 does not properly handle a failure of the add_to_page_cache_lru function, and subsequently attempts to unlock a page that was not locked, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel BUG and system crash), as demonstrated by the fio I/O tool.

See more information about CVE-2008-4302 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:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Complete

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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