CVE-2008-4554

Published: Oct 15, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

4.6

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (106)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

106 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 2.6.26.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.2.27
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.4.36.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.4.36.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.4.36.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.4.36.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.4.36.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.4.36.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.4.36
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.18
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.18 rc1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.18 rc2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.18 rc3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.18 rc4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.18 rc5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.18 rc6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.18 rc7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.19.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.19.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.19.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.19.7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.20.16
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.20.17
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.20.18
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.20.19
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.20.20
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.20.21
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.21.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.21.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.21.7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.10
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.11
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.12
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.13
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.14
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.15
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.17
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.18
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.19
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.20
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.21
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.22
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.8
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22.9
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22_rc1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.22_rc7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23.10
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23.11
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23.12
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23.13
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23.15
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23.16
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23.17
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23.8
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23.9
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.23_rc1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24.7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24_rc1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24_rc4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.24_rc5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.10
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.10
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.11
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.11
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.12
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.12
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.13
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.14
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.15
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.8
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.8
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.9
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25.9
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.25
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.26.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.26.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.26.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.26.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.26 rc4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6