CVE-2008-2544

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Exposure to Wrong Actor

Title source: rule

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 12.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-668
Status published

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel

Timeline

Published May 27, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026