Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22451
Revision Date:2014-05-26Version:13
Title:ELSA-2008:0129: kernel security update (Important)
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2008-0600
ELSA-2008:0129-01
Platform(s):Oracle Linux 5
Product(s):kernel
Definition Synopsis
  • Oracle Linux 5.x
  • AND rpm test
  • kernel-headers is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.13.el5
  • OR kernel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.13.el5
  • OR kernel-doc is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.13.el5
  • OR kernel-PAE-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.13.el5
  • OR kernel-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.13.el5
  • OR kernel-debug is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.13.el5
  • OR kernel-kdump is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.13.el5
  • OR kernel-xen-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.13.el5
  • OR kernel-debug-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.13.el5
  • OR kernel-PAE is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.13.el5
  • OR kernel-kdump-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.13.el5
  • OR kernel-xen is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.13.el5
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