CVE-2011-1006

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

• balbir_singh / libcgroup0.37
• balbir_singh / libcgroup0.1b – 0.1b
• balbir_singh / libcgroup0.1c – 0.1c
• balbir_singh / libcgroup0.2 – 0.2
• balbir_singh / libcgroup0.3 – 0.3
• balbir_singh / libcgroup0.31 – 0.31
• balbir_singh / libcgroup0.32 – 0.32
• balbir_singh / libcgroup0.32.1 – 0.32.1
• balbir_singh / libcgroup0.32.2 – 0.32.2
• balbir_singh / libcgroup0.33 – 0.33
• balbir_singh / libcgroup0.34 – 0.34
• balbir_singh / libcgroup0.35 – 0.35
• balbir_singh / libcgroup0.35.1 – 0.35.1
• balbir_singh / libcgroup0.36 – 0.36
• balbir_singh / libcgroup0.36.1 – 0.36.1
• balbir_singh / libcgroup0.36.2 – 0.36.2
• balbir_singh / libcgroup0.37 – 0.37

References

• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/43758
• MISChttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678107
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/44093
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46729
• MISChttp://sourceforge.net/projects/libcg/files/libcgroup/v0.37.1/libcgroup-0.37.1.tar.bz2/download
• MISChttp://libcg.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libcg/libcg%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5ae8aea1ecd60c439121d3329d8eaabf13d292c1
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/43891
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2193
• MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00027.html
• MAILING_LISThttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056683.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0679
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0774
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0320.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/43611
• MAILING_LISThttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056734.html
• MISChttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025158