CVE-2011-1006

libcgroup: Heap-based buffer overflow by converting list of controllers for given task into an array of strings

Published Mar 22, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2193-1 libcgroup security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1023 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:14 PM
Reserved
Feb 14, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 22, 2011, 5:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:28 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 3, 2011, 12:00 AM