CVE-2008-0600: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 3.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.6.17 only; version 2.6.17.1 only; version 2.6.17.2 only; version 2.6.17.3 only; version 2.6.17.4 only; version 2.6.17.5 only; …

Published 2008-02-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.