CVE-2008-2544

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    CVE-2008-2544

    Published: 27 May 2021Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

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

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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