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CVE-2011-1022

The cgre_receive_netlink_msg function in daemon/cgrulesengd.c in cgrulesengd in the Control Group...

2.1 LowFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

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.

Record
CVE-2011-1022
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2011-1022
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1039 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2011-1039
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-669f-5h8c-h58m No score

The cgre_receive_netlink_msg function in daemon/cgrulesengd.c in cgrulesengd in the Control Group...

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.

Record
GHSA-669f-5h8c-h58m
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2011-1022
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-1022 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1022
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-2011-1022 No score

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2011-1022
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-2011-1022 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) 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 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in libcgroup 0.37.1-1.

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