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Vulnerability details: VCID-9m43-vmzt-a7gk
Vulnerability ID VCID-9m43-vmzt-a7gk
Aliases CVE-2008-2931
Summary kernel: missing check before setting mount propagation
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.0
Risk 3.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
System Score Found at
epss 0.00027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2931
epss 0.00027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2931
epss 0.00027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2931
epss 0.00027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2931
epss 0.00027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2931
epss 0.00027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2931
epss 0.00027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2931
epss 0.00027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2931
epss 0.00027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2931
epss 0.00027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2931
epss 0.00027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2931
epss 0.00027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2931
epss 0.00027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2931
epss 0.00027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2931
epss 0.00027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2931
cvssv2 7.2 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2931
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2931
Reference id Reference type URL
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ee6f958291e2a768fd727e7a67badfff0b67711a
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-2931.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2931
http://secunia.com/advisories/30982
http://secunia.com/advisories/31551
http://secunia.com/advisories/31614
http://secunia.com/advisories/32023
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43696
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10437
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/4
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30126
454388 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454388
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:10.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:10.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:10.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:10.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2008-2931 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2931
RHSA-2008:0885 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0885
USN-637-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/637-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2931
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2931
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.07313
EPSS Score 0.00027
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T14:59:51.272006+00:00 RedHat Importer Import https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-2931.json 38.0.0