CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 4.9
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/NONE/NONE
Published Date: 2008-10-03
Last Modified Date: 2017-09-29