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Linux Kernel Prior to 2.6.24.2 'vmsplice_to_pipe()' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

References:

• [PATCH] splice: missing user pointer access verification (CVE-2008-0009/10) (Linux)
  
• SARA Malware (si0ux)
  
• CSA-L03: Linux kernel vmsplice unchecked user-pointer dereference (Wojciech Purczynski)
  
• [USN-577-1] Linux kernel vulnerability (Ubuntu)
  
• Linux 2.6.24.2 Changelog (Linux)
  
• RHSA-2008:0129-5 kernel security update (Red Hat)