Access Restriction Bypass Affecting kernel-xen-devel package, versions <0:2.6.18-92.1.17.0.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELXENDEVEL-2447986
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed3 Oct 2008

Introduced: 3 Oct 2008

CVE-2008-3833  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-xen-devel to version 0:2.6.18-92.1.17.0.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2008-0957.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-xen-devel package and not the kernel-xen-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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