CVE-2011-1006

Published: March 22, 2011Last modified: November 10, 2023

Description

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.

Status

References

• http://libcg.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libcg/libcg%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5ae8aea1ecd60c439121d3329d8eaabf13d292c1
• 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://secunia.com/advisories/43611
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43758
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43891
• http://secunia.com/advisories/44093
• http://sourceforge.net/projects/libcg/files/libcgroup/v0.37.1/libcgroup-0.37.1.tar.bz2/download
• http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2193
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0320.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46729
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025158
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0679
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0774
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678107