CVE-2008-1294
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- May 2, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Mar 12, 2008
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215000
- USN-618-1vendor-advisory
- 31341third-party-advisory
- DSA-1565vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10974vdb-entrysignature
- 29004vdb-entry
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9926e4c74300c4b31dee007298c6475d33369df0
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
- RHSA-2008:0612vendor-advisory
- 30769third-party-advisory
- 30018third-party-advisory
- linux-kernel-rlimitcpu-security-bypass(42145)vdb-entry
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