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.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2008-2544 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #1575611: CVE-2008-2544
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu) | Medium | New | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux (Ubuntu Yakkety) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Yakkety) | Medium | New | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Yakkety) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | New | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | New | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Won't Fix | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Won't Fix | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Yakkety) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Won't Fix | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Yakkety) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | New | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Yakkety) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | New | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Yakkety) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu) | Medium | New | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | New | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | New | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Yakkety) | Medium | New | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Yakkety) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Yakkety) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | New | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1575611 | CVE-2008-2544 | linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
