CVE-2008-2544

Published: May 27, 2021Modified: Nov 21, 2024

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-668

Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

The product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource.

References (2)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=213135

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=213135

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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