Linux kernel 2.6, when using vservers, allows local users to access resources of other vservers via a symlink attack in /proc
Published Feb 12, 2008
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.30%
Description
Linux kernel 2.6, when using vservers, allows local users to access resources of other vservers via a symlink attack in /proc.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 20.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 21.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00032) | 5.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28875 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1494 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27798 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0163 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40486 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0163
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0163
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28875 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1494 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27798 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0163 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40486 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0163 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0163 |
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