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CVE-2011-1006

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_cgroup_spec function in tools/tools-common.c in the...

7.2 HighFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.42%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

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.

Record
CVE-2011-1006
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2011-1006
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1023 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2011-1023
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9wjp-w6p5-52xw No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_cgroup_spec function in tools/tools-common.c in the...

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.

Record
GHSA-9wjp-w6p5-52xw
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2011-1006 7.2

CVE-2011-1006 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2011-1006
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2011-1006
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-1006 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1006
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10391-1 No score

libcgroup-devel-0.41-2.8 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libcgroup-devel-0.41-2.8 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10391-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2011-1006 No score

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2011-1006
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libcgroup
Debian:12
 before 0.37.1-1
0.37.1-1
libcgroup
Debian:13
 before 0.37.1-1
0.37.1-1
libcgroup
Debian:14
 before 0.37.1-1
0.37.1-1
libcgroup
Debian:6.0
 before 0.36.2-3+squeeze1, plus listed versions
0.36.2-3
0.36.2-3+squeeze1
libcgroup
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
libcgroup-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
libcgroup-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
libcgroup-pam
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
libcgroup
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
libcgroup-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libcgroup-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
libcgroup-pam
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
libcgroup
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
libcgroup-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
libcgroup-pam
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
libcgroup-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
libcgroup
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
libcgroup-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
libcgroup-pam
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
libcgroup-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1
0:0.36.1-6.el6_0.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2011-1006 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Balbir Singh Libcgroup, published March 16, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in libcgroup 0.37.1-1.

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