CVE-2008-1294

CVE-2008-1294 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

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