Improper input validation in Linux Kernel
CVE-2008-1294
Linux 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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.2, 2.6.16, 2.6.16.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/31341 (third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10974 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29004 (vdb-entry)
- git.kernel.org/
- kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0612.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/30769 (third-party-advisory)