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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.39% · top 66% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.

Weakness

• n/a
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Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (24)

• 35390 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32998 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20081013 CVE request: kernel: don't allow splice() to files opened with O_APPEND (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=466707 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:224 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11142 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• linux-kernel-dosplicefrom-security-bypass(45954) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 31903 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0009 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:030 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-8929 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20081014 Re: CVE request: kernel: don't allow splice() to files opened with O_APPEND (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 33586 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1687 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=efc968d450e013049a662d22727cf132618dcb2f (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 32918 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-679-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 33180 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:1017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 32386 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-8980 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• DSA-1681 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 33182 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 10:17 UTC.