The do_splice_from function in fs/splice.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not reject file descriptors that have the O_APPEND flag set, which allows local users to bypass append mode and make arbitrary changes to other locations in the file.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-15T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:17:09.869Z

Reserved: 2008-10-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-4554

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-10-15T20:07:42.763

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-4554

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2008-10-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-4554 - Bugzilla