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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.

Published

2008-05-02T16:05:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
    CWE-399
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.20 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.24 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.25 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.26 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.27 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.28 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.29 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.30 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.31 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.32 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.33 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.34 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.35 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.36 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.37 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.38 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.39 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.40 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.41 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.43 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.44 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.45 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.46 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.47 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.48 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.49 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.50 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.51 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.52 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.53 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16_rc7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.4 Yes
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