PT-2008-1814 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2008-02-12 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-0163

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel version 2.6

Description The issue allows local users to access resources of other vservers via a symlink attack in /proc.

Recommendations For Linux kernel version 2.6, consider restricting access to the /proc directory to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0163

DSA-1494-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0163 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40486 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/27798 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/27704 · Note
• http://debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1494 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28875 · Note