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CVE-2008-2544 Details

Description

Mounting /proc filesystem via chroot command silently mounts it in read-write mode. The user could bypass the chroot environment and gain write access to files, he would never have otherwise.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=213135 CVEExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=213135 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-2544
NVD Published Date:
May 27, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-2544 Details - Not Deferred