{"id":"CVE-2008-3833","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2008-3833","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:32:51.884Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2008-10-03T17:41:40.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:56:38.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":4.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-264"],"affected":["linux/linux kernel"],"epss":{"score":0.00419,"percentile":0.35937,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.19.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8c34e2d63231d4bf4852bac8521883944d770fe3","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/1","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32237","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32485","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32759","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.19/ChangeLog-2.6.19-rc3","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31567","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464450","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45922","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9980","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.19.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8c34e2d63231d4bf4852bac8521883944d770fe3","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/1","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32237","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32485","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32759","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.19/ChangeLog-2.6.19-rc3","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31567","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464450","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45922","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9980","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3833","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}