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title: "CVE-2008-1294\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-1294

Publication date 2 May 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

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.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1294?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| linux | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| linux-source-2.6.15 | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 2.6.15-52.67 |
| linux-source-2.6.20 | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 7.04 feisty | Fixed 2.6.20-17.36 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| linux-source-2.6.22 | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not affected |
| 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [kees](https://launchpad.net/~kees)

linux-2.6: 9926e4c74300c4b31dee007298c6475d33369df0
for pre-2.6.17 kernels, the two prior RLIMIT\_CPU fixes are needed:
ec9e16bacdba1da1ee15dd162384e22df5c87e09
e0661111e5441995f7a69dc4336c9f131cb9bc58

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1294)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1294)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-1294)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1294)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-618-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-618-1)
+ Linux kernel vulnerabilities
+ 19 June 2008

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1294>