CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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.
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.20.13 | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.13::: |
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.16.46 | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.46::: |
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.19 | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19:rc2:: |
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.16.2 | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.2::: |
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.20.7 | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.7::: |
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.17.2 | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17.2::: |
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.16 | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16:rc6:: |
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.18 | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc7:: |
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.19 | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19::: |
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.17.7 | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17.7::: |
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215000
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9926e4c74300c4b31dee007298c6475d33369df0
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
secunia.com/advisories/30018
secunia.com/advisories/30769
secunia.com/advisories/31341
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0612.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/29004
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42145
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10974