Buffer overflow in Balbir Singh Libcgroup

CVE-2011-1006

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (34.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.