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CVE-2008-0163

Linux kernel 2.6, when using vservers, allows local users to access resources of other vservers via a symlink attack in /proc.

Published

2008-02-12T21:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.0	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/28875 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1494 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27798 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40486 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28875 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1494 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27798 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40486 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)