CVE-2008-1294

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.

Date published : 2008-05-02

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29004

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215000