CVE-2008-4554

N/A Unknown

Published: October 15, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

The do_splice_from function in fs/splice.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not reject file descriptors that have the O_APPEND flag set, which allows local users to bypass append mode and make arbitrary changes to other locations in the file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=efc968d450e013049a662d22727cf132618dcb2f

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32386

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32918

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32998

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/33180

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/33182

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/33586

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35390

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:224

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/14/5

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1017.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31903

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=466707

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45954

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11142

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00689.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00693.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=efc968d450e013049a662d22727cf132618dcb2f