CVE-2011-1006

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    CVE-2011-1006

    Published: 22 Mar 2011Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

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

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High