CWE Code: 94
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2008-02-12
Last Modified Date: 2018-10-30