libcgroup: Heap-based buffer overflow by converting list of controllers for given task into an array of strings
Published Mar 22, 2011
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.42%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.37
- 0.1b
- 0.1c
- 0.2
- 0.3
- 0.31
- 0.32
- 0.32.1
- 0.32.2
- 0.33
- 0.34
- 0.35
- 0.35.1
- 0.36
- 0.36.1
- 0.36.2
- 0.37
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libcgroup-0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0320
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libcgroup-0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0320 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 33.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 33.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 30.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (19)
- http://libcg.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libcg/libcg%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5ae8aea1ecd60c439121d3329d8eaabf13d292c1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056683.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056734.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00027.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43611 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43758 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43891 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44093 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/libcg/files/libcgroup/v0.37.1/libcgroup-0.37.1.tar.bz2/download x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2193 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0320.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46729 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025158 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0679 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0774 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1006 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678107 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1006
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1006
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