CVE 2008-0600
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.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2008-0600 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #114025: Problem with wine preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 00000000-60000000
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114025 | Problem with wine preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 00000000-60000000 | wine (Ubuntu) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 114025 | Problem with wine preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 00000000-60000000 | Wine | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 114025 | Problem with wine preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 00000000-60000000 | wine (Baltix) | Undecided | New | ||
Bug #190587: Local root exploit in kernel 2.6.17 - 2.6.24 (vmsplice)
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
