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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1022

The cgre_receive_netlink_msg function in daemon/cgrulesengd.c in cgrulesengd in the Control Group Configuration Library (aka libcgroup or libcg) before 0.37.1 does not verify that netlink messages originated in the kernel, which allows local users to bypass intended resource restrictions via a crafted message.

Products
libcgroup
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.37.1-1
CVEs
CVE-2011-1022
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 22:29 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1022

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Mar 2011, 17:55 UTC

The cgre_receive_netlink_msg function in daemon/cgrulesengd.c in cgrulesengd in the Control Group Configuration Library (aka libcgroup or libcg) before 0.37.1 does not verify that netlink messages originated in the kernel, which allows local users to bypass intended resource restrictions via a crafted message.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1022

libcgroup

Fixed versions: 0.37.1-1

libcgroup

Fixed versions: 0.37.1-1

libcgroup

Fixed versions: 0.37.1-1

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "The cgre_receive_netlink_msg function in daemon/cgrulesengd.c in cgrulesengd in the Control Group Configuration Library (aka libcgroup or libcg) before 0.37.1 does not verify that netlink messages originated in the kernel, which allows local users to bypass intended resource restrictions via a crafted message.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1022",
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:22.162122650Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 416557,
  "published_at": "2011-03-22T17:55:01.987+00:00"
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