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CVE-2008-0009

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.96%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-02-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2008-0009
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.96%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The vmsplice_to_user function in fs/splice.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.22 through 2.6.24 does not validate a certain userspace pointer before dereference, which might allow local users to access arbitrary kernel memory locations.