Skip to main content
← All vulnerabilities
CVE-2011-1006

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_cgroup_spec function in tools/tools-common.c in the Control Group Configuration Library (aka libcgro

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_cgroup_spec function in tools/tools-common.c in the Control Group Configuration Library (aka libcgroup or libcg) before 0.37.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted controller list on the command line of an application. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 16

secunia.com

bugzilla.redhat.com

securityfocus.com

sourceforge.net

libcg.git.sourceforge.net

debian.org

lists.opensuse.org

lists.fedoraproject.org

vupen.com

redhat.com

securitytracker.com