Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere Affecting linux-vmware-6.18 package, versions <6.18.10-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-LINUXVMWARE618-15044136
  • published21 Jan 2026
  • disclosed27 May 2021

Introduced: 27 May 2021

CVE-2008-2544  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-668  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard linux-vmware-6.18 to version 6.18.10-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-vmware-6.18 package and not the linux-vmware-6.18 package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

Mounting /proc filesystem via chroot command silently mounts it in read-write mode. The user could bypass the chroot environment and gain write access to files, he would never have otherwise.

CVSS Base Scores

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