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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: May 2, 2008
  • Updated: Nov 8, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2008-1294
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.1
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20.6 2.6.20.6.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17-rc6 2.6.17-rc6.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20.9 2.6.20.9.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18-rc3 2.6.18-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.16 2.6.16.16.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20-rc2 2.6.20-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18.7 2.6.18.7.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17.12 2.6.17.12.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.39 2.6.16.39.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.21 2.6.21.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.21-git3 2.6.21-git3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.9 2.6.16.9.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17.9 2.6.17.9.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.19-rc4 2.6.19-rc4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.21-git5 2.6.21-git5.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.43 2.6.16.43.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.21-git4 2.6.21-git4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.6 2.6.16.6.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.8 2.6.16.8.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16-rc6 2.6.16-rc6.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20.13 2.6.20.13.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.21-rc5 2.6.21-rc5.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18-rc2 2.6.18-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16-rc1 2.6.16-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17.2 2.6.17.2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18-rc5 2.6.18-rc5.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.21-rc4 2.6.21-rc4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.34 2.6.16.34.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18-rc4 2.6.18-rc4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17.8 2.6.17.8.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17.4 2.6.17.4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.18 2.6.16.18.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17.14 2.6.17.14.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.45 2.6.16.45.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18.3 2.6.18.3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.37 2.6.16.37.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.48 2.6.16.48.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.13 2.6.16.13.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.4 2.6.16.4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17.3 2.6.17.3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20.5 2.6.20.5.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.15 2.6.16.15.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.19.3 2.6.19.3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.19.1 2.6.19.1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18.4 2.6.18.4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.1 2.6.16.1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18.1 2.6.18.1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.2 2.6.2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17.5 2.6.17.5.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.2-rc3 2.6.2-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18.5 2.6.18.5.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.21.1 2.6.21.1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.32 2.6.16.32.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.49 2.6.16.49.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17 2.6.17.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.19.2 2.6.19.2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.21.4 2.6.21.4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.11 2.6.16.11.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.21-git2 2.6.21-git2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.14 2.6.16.14.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20.12 2.6.20.12.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.25 2.6.16.25.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.21 2.6.16.21.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.33 2.6.16.33.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.28 2.6.16.28.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17.10 2.6.17.10.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.19-rc1 2.6.19-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.23 2.6.16.23.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16-rc5 2.6.16-rc5.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20 2.6.20.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.3 2.6.16.3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17-rc3 2.6.17-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel - 2.6.21.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.36 2.6.16.36.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.46 2.6.16.46.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17.1 2.6.17.1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20.8 2.6.20.8.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.21-rc6 2.6.21-rc6.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20.15 2.6.20.15.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.2-rc1 2.6.2-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16-rc4 2.6.16-rc4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.21-git7 2.6.21-git7.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17-rc1 2.6.17-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17-rc2 2.6.17-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18.8 2.6.18.8.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.31 2.6.16.31.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.26 2.6.16.26.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18.2 2.6.18.2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.29 2.6.16.29.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20.11 2.6.20.11.x
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linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20.3 2.6.20.3.x
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linux / linux_kernel 2.6.21.3 2.6.21.3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.51 2.6.16.51.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.22 2.6.16.22.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.40 2.6.16.40.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.47 2.6.16.47.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17.11 2.6.17.11.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.10 2.6.16.10.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.41 2.6.16.41.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.52 2.6.16.52.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20.10 2.6.20.10.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.24 2.6.16.24.x
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linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.30 2.6.16.30.x
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linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.38 2.6.16.38.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.17 2.6.16.17.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.21-git1 2.6.21-git1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20.2 2.6.20.2.x
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linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.27 2.6.16.27.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.53 2.6.16.53.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18-rc7 2.6.18-rc7.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17.7 2.6.17.7.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20.1 2.6.20.1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.2 2.6.16.2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18.6 2.6.18.6.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.44 2.6.16.44.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.35 2.6.16.35.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.50 2.6.16.50.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16-rc3 2.6.16-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18-rc6 2.6.18-rc6.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18 2.6.18.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.19-rc2 2.6.19-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20.4 2.6.20.4.x
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linux / linux_kernel 2.6.16.7 2.6.16.7.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17.13 2.6.17.13.x
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linux / linux_kernel 2.6.19-rc3 2.6.19-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20.14 2.6.20.14.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.17-rc4 2.6.17-rc4.x
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linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20.7 2.6.20.7.x
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