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CVE-2011-1022 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=615987 Patch 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056683.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056734.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00027.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/11 Patch 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/12 Patch 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/14
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/6 Patch 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/9 Patch 
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=26598749 Patch 
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27102603 Patch 
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libcg/files/libcgroup/v0.37.1/libcgroup-0.37.1.tar.bz2/download Patch 
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2193
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0320.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46578
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025157
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0679 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0774
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680409 Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-1022
NVD Published Date:
03/22/2011
NVD Last Modified:
09/06/2011
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.