CVE-2008-1294

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 (24)

• cve@mitrehttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215000
• cve@mitrehttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9926e4c74300c4b31dee007298c6475d33369df0
• cve@mitrehttp://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/30018
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/30769
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/31341
• cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565
• cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0612.html
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29004
• cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1
• cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42145
• cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10974
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215000
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9926e4c74300c4b31dee007298c6475d33369df0
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22