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CVE-2011-1022

Published: Mar 22, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-264
2.1LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 68.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

balbir singh
oss-projectaka libcgroup
libcgroupLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=615987
bugs.debian.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056683.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056734.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
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