CVE-2008-1294
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
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.
CVSS Metrics
- v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.04%• Percentile: 12%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-20•Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
- CWE-399•Resource Management Errors
Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.
Affected Systems
- linux•linux_kernel
≤ 2.6.21 | 2.6.2 | 2.6.2:rc1 | 2.6.2:rc2 | 2.6.2:rc3 | 2.6.16 | 2.6.16:rc1 | 2.6.16:rc2 | 2.6.16:rc3 | 2.6.16:rc4 | 2.6.16:rc5 | 2.6.16:rc6 | 2.6.16.1 | 2.6.16.2 | 2.6.16.3 | 2.6.16.4 | 2.6.16.5 | 2.6.16.6 | 2.6.16.7 | 2.6.16.8 | 2.6.16.9 | 2.6.16.10 | 2.6.16.11 | 2.6.16.12 | 2.6.16.13 | 2.6.16.14 | 2.6.16.15 | 2.6.16.16 | 2.6.16.17 | 2.6.16.18 | 2.6.16.19 | 2.6.16.20 | 2.6.16.21 | 2.6.16.22 | 2.6.16.23 | 2.6.16.24 | 2.6.16.25 | 2.6.16.26 | 2.6.16.27 | 2.6.16.28 | 2.6.16.29 | 2.6.16.30 | 2.6.16.31 | 2.6.16.32 | 2.6.16.33 | 2.6.16.34 | 2.6.16.35 | 2.6.16.36 | 2.6.16.37 | 2.6.16.38 | 2.6.16.39 | 2.6.16.40 | 2.6.16.41 | 2.6.16.43 | 2.6.16.44 | 2.6.16.45 | 2.6.16.46 | 2.6.16.47 | 2.6.16.48 | 2.6.16.49 | 2.6.16.50 | 2.6.16.51 | 2.6.16.52 | 2.6.16.53 | 2.6.16_rc7 | 2.6.17 | 2.6.17:rc1 | 2.6.17:rc2 | 2.6.17:rc3 | 2.6.17:rc4 | 2.6.17:rc5 | 2.6.17:rc6 | 2.6.17.1 | 2.6.17.2 | 2.6.17.3 | 2.6.17.4 | 2.6.17.5 | 2.6.17.6 | 2.6.17.7 | 2.6.17.8 | 2.6.17.9 | 2.6.17.10 | 2.6.17.11 | 2.6.17.12 | 2.6.17.13 | 2.6.17.14 | 2.6.18 | 2.6.18:rc1 | 2.6.18:rc2 | 2.6.18:rc3 | 2.6.18:rc4 | 2.6.18:rc5 | 2.6.18:rc6 | 2.6.18:rc7 | 2.6.18.1 | 2.6.18.2 | 2.6.18.3 | 2.6.18.4 | 2.6.18.5 | 2.6.18.6 | 2.6.18.7 | 2.6.18.8 | 2.6.19 | 2.6.19:rc1 | 2.6.19:rc2 | 2.6.19:rc3 | 2.6.19:rc4 | 2.6.19.1 | 2.6.19.2 | 2.6.19.3 | 2.6.20 | 2.6.20:rc2 | 2.6.20.1 | 2.6.20.2 | 2.6.20.3 | 2.6.20.4 | 2.6.20.5 | 2.6.20.6 | 2.6.20.7 | 2.6.20.8 | 2.6.20.9 | 2.6.20.10 | 2.6.20.11 | 2.6.20.12 | 2.6.20.13 | 2.6.20.14 | 2.6.20.15 | 2.6.21 | 2.6.21:git1 | 2.6.21:git2 | 2.6.21:git3 | 2.6.21:git4 | 2.6.21:git5 | 2.6.21:git6 | 2.6.21:git7 | 2.6.21:rc3 | 2.6.21:rc4 | 2.6.21:rc5 | 2.6.21:rc6 | 2.6.21.1 | 2.6.21.2 | 2.6.21.3 | 2.6.21.4
References (12)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215000
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31341
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10974
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29004
- 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
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0612.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30769
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30018
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42145