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CVE-2008-1294

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Description

Linux kernel 2.6.17, and other versions before 2.6.22, does not check when a user attempts to set RLIMIT_CPU to 0 until after the change is made, which allows local users to bypass intended resource limits.

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215000

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=9926e4c74300c4b31dee007298c6475d33369df0

http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22

http://secunia.com/advisories/30018

http://secunia.com/advisories/30769

http://secunia.com/advisories/31341

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0612.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29004

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42145

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10974

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2008-05-02

Updated: 2018-10-30

Type: CWE-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Impact Score: 2.9

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: LOW

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