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CVE-2008-2544 (GCVE-0-2008-2544)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-27 12:28 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:05
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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