Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-2544
Published: May 27, 2021 / Updated: June 7, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95681
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-2544
CWE-ID: CWE-668
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to manipulate data.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2008-2544
Install update from vendor's repository.