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title: "CVE-2011-1006\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-1006

Publication date 22 March 2011

Last updated 4 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

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## Description

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.

## Status

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| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libcgroup | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 0.36.2-3+squeeze1build0.10.10.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | 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)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-1006?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| libcgroup | * Vendor:   <http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2193> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1006)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1006)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-1006)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1006)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1006>