LOW
kernel: setrlimit(RLIMIT_CPUINFO) with zero value doesn't inherit properly across children
Published May 2, 2008
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.51%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.6.21
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16
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- 2.6.16.1
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- 2.6.16.53
- 2.6.16_rc7
- 2.6.17
- 2.6.17
- 2.6.17
- 2.6.17
- 2.6.17
- 2.6.17
- 2.6.17
- 2.6.17.1
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No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-92.1.10.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0612
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-92.1.10.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0612 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.51% 0.00506
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00506
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00506) | 41.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00526) | 40.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.02% (0.00021) | 3.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (16)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215000 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9926e4c74300c4b31dee007298c6475d33369df0 x_refsource_MISC
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30018 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30769 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31341 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0612.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29004 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1294 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=437114 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42145 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1294
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10974 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1294
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 2, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 12, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1294
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a