CVE-2011-1006

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-1006
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-03-22 17:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Balbir Singh Libcgroup 0.1b All All All
Application Balbir Singh Libcgroup 0.1c All All All
Application Balbir Singh Libcgroup 0.2 All All All
Application Balbir Singh Libcgroup 0.3 All All All
Application Balbir Singh Libcgroup 0.31 All All All
Application Balbir Singh Libcgroup 0.32 All All All
Application Balbir Singh Libcgroup 0.32.1 All All All
Application Balbir Singh Libcgroup 0.32.2 All All All
Application Balbir Singh Libcgroup 0.33 All All All
Application Balbir Singh Libcgroup 0.34 All All All
Application Balbir Singh Libcgroup 0.35 All All All
Application Balbir Singh Libcgroup 0.35.1 All All All
Application Balbir Singh Libcgroup 0.36 All All All
Application Balbir Singh Libcgroup 0.36.1 All All All
Application Balbir Singh Libcgroup 0.36.2 All All All
Application Balbir Singh Libcgroup 0.37 rc1 All All
Application Balbir Singh Libcgroup All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
libcgroup Controller List Heap Overflow Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: libcgroup-0.36.2-6.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Bug 678107 – CVE-2011-1006 libcgroup: Heap-based buffer overflow by converting list of controllers for given task into an array of strings af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
SUSE update for libcgroup - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2193-1 libcgroup af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Control Group Configuration / Git tools af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 libcg.git.sourceforge.net
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2011:0316-1 (important): libcgroup1: Fixed heap-based buffer af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat update for libcgroup - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Download Control Group Configuration from SourceForge.net af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: libcgroup-0.37.1-1.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Security Advisory SA43758 - Debian update for libcgroup - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
libcgroup Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Fedora update for libcgroup - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Control Group Configuration / Git tools MITRE libcg.git.sourceforge.net
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2011-1006 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
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