CVE-2008-4302

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.

• CWE-667

• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6a860c979b35469e4d77da781a96bdb2ca05ae64Broken Link
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.2Broken Link
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/20/168Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32237Broken Link
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32485Broken Link
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32759Broken Link
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653Third Party Advisory
• http://www.juniper.net/security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln31201.htmlBroken Link
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.htmlBroken Link
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31201Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462434Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45191Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10547Broken Link
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6a860c979b35469e4d77da781a96bdb2ca05ae64Broken Link
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.2Broken Link
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/20/168Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32237Broken Link
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32485Broken Link
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32759Broken Link
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653Third Party Advisory
• http://www.juniper.net/security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln31201.htmlBroken Link
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.htmlBroken Link
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31201Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462434Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45191Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10547Broken Link

Published

Sep 29, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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