CVE-2008-1294

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20CWE-399

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
May 2, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-1294: Low severity, CVSS 2.1 | Vulnix