Is CVE-2008-0731 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0731 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0731?

CVE-2008-0731 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-0731

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 1.4% (73th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0741)
Published: February 12, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0741 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linux / linux kernel
novell / apparmor
suse / open suse

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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