CVE-2008-1294: Input Validation
First published: Fri May 02 2008(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Kernel | <=2.6.21 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.2-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.2-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.2-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16-rc4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16-rc5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16-rc6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.8 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.9 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.10 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.11 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.12 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.13 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.14 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.15 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.16 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.17 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.18 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.19 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.20 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.21 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.22 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.23 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.24 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.25 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.26 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.27 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.28 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.29 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.30 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.31 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.32 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.33 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.34 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.35 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.36 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.37 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.38 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.39 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.40 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.41 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.43 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.44 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.45 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.46 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.47 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.48 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.49 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.50 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.51 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.52 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.53 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16_rc7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17-rc4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17-rc5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17-rc6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.8 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.9 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.10 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.11 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.12 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.13 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.14 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18-rc4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18-rc5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18-rc6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18-rc7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18.3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18.4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18.6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18.7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18.8 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.19 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.19-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.19-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.19-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.19-rc4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.19.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.19.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.19.3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.20 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.20-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.20.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.20.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.20.3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.20.4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.20.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.20.6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.20.7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.20.8 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.20.9 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.20.10 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.20.11 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.20.12 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.20.13 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.20.14 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.20.15 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.21 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.21-git1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.21-git2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.21-git3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.21-git4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.21-git5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.21-git6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.21-git7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.21-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.21-rc4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.21-rc5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.21-rc6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.21.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.21.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.21.3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.21.4 |
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Reference Links
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=9926e4c74300c4b31dee007298c6475d33369df0
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215000
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29004
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0612.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30769
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31341
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30018
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42145
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10974
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9926e4c74300c4b31dee007298c6475d33369df0
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