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CVE-2008-3833

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.9 Published: 2008-10-03 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The generic_file_splice_write function in fs/splice.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by splicing into an inode in order to create an executable file in a setgid directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4210.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-264

References