CVE-2008-0731 — The Linux kernel before 2.6.18.8-0.8 in SUSE openSUSE 10.2 does not properly handle failure of an AppArmor change_hat system call, which might allow attackers to trigger the unconfining of an apparmored task

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The Linux kernel before 2.6.18.8-0.8 in SUSE openSUSE 10.2 does not properly handle failure of an AppArmor change_hat system call, which might allow attackers to trigger the unconfining of an apparmored task

Published Feb 12, 2008

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.42%

Description

The Linux kernel before 2.6.18.8-0.8 in SUSE openSUSE 10.2 does not properly handle failure of an AppArmor change_hat system call, which might allow attackers to trigger the unconfining of an apparmored task.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.42% 0.01418

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01418

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 (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.42% (0.01418)	71.83th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.42% (0.01418)	69.22th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.20% (0.00199)	39.89th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.24% (0.00244)	64.90th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 25, 2024	0.22% (0.00223)	60.19th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.21% (0.00212)	57.39th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (2)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28806		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Feb 12, 2008

Updated Sep 16, 2024

Reserved Feb 12, 2008

Link CVE-2008-0731

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-0731

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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