CVE-2011-1022

Description

The cgre_receive_netlink_msg function in daemon/cgrulesengd.c in cgrulesengd in the Control Group Configuration Library (aka libcgroup or libcg) before 0.37.1 does not verify that netlink messages originated in the kernel, which allows local users to bypass intended resource restrictions via a crafted message.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/11 mailing list patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43758 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44093 third party advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=615987 patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025157 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46578 vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libcg/files/libcgroup/v0.37.1/libcgroup-0.37.1.tar.bz2/download patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43891 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2193 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00027.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056683.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0679 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0774 vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=26598749 mailing list patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/14 mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680409 patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0320.html vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/12 mailing list patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43611 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056734.html vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/6 mailing list patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/9 mailing list patch
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27102603 mailing list patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1022?
CVE-2011-1022 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1022?
To fix CVE-2011-1022, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1022 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1022 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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