CVE-2008-1294

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG JSON API Print: PDF PDF

Summary

CVECVE-2008-1294
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-05-02 16:05:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionLinux 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.23 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.24 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.25 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.26 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.27 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.28 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.29 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.30 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.31 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.32 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.33 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.34 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.35 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.36 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.37 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.38 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.39 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.40 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.41 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.43 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.44 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.45 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.46 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.47 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.48 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.49 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.50 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.51 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.52 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.53 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16_rc7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All rc7 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1565-1 linux-2.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
215000 – Kernel <2.6.22 RLIMIT_CPU could be avoided (CVE-2008-1294) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
Ubuntu update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
USN-618-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Debian update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Linux Kernel RLIMIT_CPU Zero Limit Handling Local Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
git.kernel.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kernel.org
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2009-01-15Tomas HogerThis issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG. It was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0612.html

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 591311 Bosch Rexroth PRA-ES8P2S Ethernet-Switch Multiple Vulnerabilities (BOSCH-SA-247053-BT)
© CVE.report 2026 |

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report