CVE-2008-1294

CVE Details

Release Date:	2008-05-02
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	2.1
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2008-0612	2008-08-05
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-92.1.10.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0612	2008-08-05
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-92.1.10.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0612	2008-08-05