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CVE-2008-4302 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

fs/splice.c in the splice subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.2 does not properly handle a failure of the add_to_page_cache_lru function, and subsequently attempts to unlock a page that was not locked, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel BUG and system crash), as demonstrated by the fio I/O tool.

EPSS 0.16% · 36.3th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.16%
36.3th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a
debiandebian_linux4.0
linuxlinux_kernel0
redhatenterprise_linux5.0

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