{"cve":"CVE-2008-0600","nvd":{"published":"2008-02-12T21:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:49:58.190","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-94"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00005.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html","http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120263652322197&w=2","http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120264520431307&w=2"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:49:50.107194424+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-0600","score":0.03759,"percentile":0.89899,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}