CVE-2008-2544
Mounting /proc filesystem via chroot command silently mounts it in read-write mode. The user...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-2544- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-2544- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2539 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2539- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w2v4-mpj8-9x8m No score
Mounting /proc filesystem via chroot command silently mounts it in read-write mode. The user...
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.
- Record
GHSA-w2v4-mpj8-9x8m- Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-2544- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-2544
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2544- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2008-2544 No score
CVE-2008-2544 in linux - Patched by Root
Root has patched CVE-2008-2544 in the linux package for Root:Debian:12. Multiple fixed versions available.
- Record
ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2008-2544- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
linuxDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.1.106-16.1.106-26.1.106-36.1.112-16.1.115-1 Show 45 moreShow less6.1.119-16.1.123-16.1.124-16.1.128-16.1.129-16.1.133-16.1.135-16.1.137-16.1.139-16.1.140-16.1.147-16.1.148-16.1.153-16.1.158-16.1.159-16.1.162-16.1.164-16.1.170-16.1.170-26.1.170-36.1.172-16.1.174-16.1.176-16.1.177-16.1.180-16.1.187-16.1.190-16.1.27-16.1.37-16.1.38-16.1.38-26.1.38-2~bpo11+16.1.38-36.1.38-46.1.38-4~bpo11+16.1.52-16.1.55-16.1.55-1~bpo11+16.1.64-16.1.66-16.1.67-16.1.69-16.1.69-1~bpo11+16.1.76-16.1.76-1~bpo11+1 |
None known |
linuxDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.12.100-16.12.101-16.12.105-16.12.107-16.12.111-1 Show 45 moreShow less6.12.113-16.12.38-16.12.41-16.12.43-16.12.43-1~bpo12+16.12.48-16.12.57-16.12.57-1~bpo12+16.12.63-16.12.63-1~bpo12+16.12.69-16.12.69-1~bpo12+16.12.73-16.12.73-1~bpo12+16.12.74-16.12.74-26.12.74-2~bpo12+16.12.85-16.12.85-1~bpo12+16.12.86-16.12.86-1~bpo12+16.12.88-16.12.88-1~bpo12+16.12.90-16.12.90-1~bpo12+16.12.90-26.12.90-2~bpo12+16.12.94-16.12.94-1~bpo12+16.12.95-16.12.95-1~bpo12+16.12.96-16.13.10-1~exp16.13.11-1~exp16.13.2-1~exp16.13.3-1~exp16.13.4-1~exp16.13.5-1~exp16.13.6-1~exp16.13.7-1~exp16.13.8-1~exp16.13.9-1~exp16.13~rc6-1~exp16.13~rc7-1~exp16.14.3-1~exp1 |
None known |
linuxDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.12.100-16.12.101-16.12.105-16.12.107-16.12.111-1 Show 45 moreShow less6.12.113-16.12.38-16.12.41-16.12.43-16.12.43-1~bpo12+16.12.48-16.12.57-16.12.57-1~bpo12+16.12.63-16.12.63-1~bpo12+16.12.69-16.12.69-1~bpo12+16.12.73-16.12.73-1~bpo12+16.12.74-16.12.74-26.12.74-2~bpo12+16.12.85-16.12.85-1~bpo12+16.12.86-16.12.86-1~bpo12+16.12.88-16.12.88-1~bpo12+16.12.90-16.12.90-1~bpo12+16.12.90-26.12.90-2~bpo12+16.12.94-16.12.94-1~bpo12+16.12.95-16.12.95-1~bpo12+16.12.96-16.13.10-1~exp16.13.11-1~exp16.13.2-1~exp16.13.3-1~exp16.13.4-1~exp16.13.5-1~exp16.13.6-1~exp16.13.7-1~exp16.13.8-1~exp16.13.9-1~exp16.13~rc6-1~exp16.13~rc7-1~exp16.14.3-1~exp1 |
None known |
linuxRoot:Debian:12 |
before 6.1.190-1.aikido.167 | 6.1.190-1.aikido.167 |
rootio-linuxRoot:Debian:12 |
before 6.1.190-1.aikido.167 | 6.1.190-1.aikido.167 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-2544 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Linux Kernel, published May 27, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 23rd percentile. Fixed in linux 6.1.190-1.aikido.167.
References
Left out here: 598 versions. The JSON record has them.