UPR-Kernel in Ubuntu Privacy Remix (UPR) before 8.04_r1 includes kernel support for mounting RAID arrays, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended isolation mechanisms by (1) reading from or (2) writing to these arrays
Published Dec 9, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.35%
Description
UPR-Kernel in Ubuntu Privacy Remix (UPR) before 8.04_r1 includes kernel support for mounting RAID arrays, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended isolation mechanisms by (1) reading from or (2) writing to these arrays.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 8.04
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 Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, 5 or Red Hat Enterprise MRG. It only affected the Ubuntu Privacy Remix (UPR) kernel.
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:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 2, 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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.35% (0.02347) | 83.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.35% (0.02347) | 81.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.57% (0.00573) | 66.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.77% (0.00769) | 81.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.77% (0.00769) | 80.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.77% (0.00769) | 78.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4696 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498905/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32629 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5393 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301285 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47082 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5393
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5393
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4696 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498905/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32629 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5393 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301285 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47082 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5393 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5393 |
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