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Fencer Vulns
low 2.1

CVE-2008-1294 json

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…

published 2008-05-02 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1301

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5
  • kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5
  • kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 5 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-common RHEL 5 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0612

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-1294 updated

kernel: setrlimit(RLIMIT_CPUINFO) with zero value doesn't inherit properly across children

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0612

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Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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