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Unscored CVE-2008-2544 EUVD-2008-2539GHSA-w2v4-mpj8-9x8m

Mounting /proc filesystem via chroot command silently mounts it in read-write mode. The user could bypass the chroot environment and gain w…

Published May 27, 2021 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux No fix yet —
Debian 13 linux No fix yet —
Debian 12 linux No fix yet —

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