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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-1006 is rated Low Risk (38.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.13%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 0.18% | 0.13% | -0.05% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.13% | 0.18% | +0.04% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.13% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2011-1006 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libcgroup), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1006 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1006 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2011-1006 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libcgroup), 21 status rows across 21 suites (artful, bionic, dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 14, not-affected 3, DNE 2, released 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-1006 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| balbir_singh | libcgroup | <= 0.37 | cpe:2.3:a:balbir_singh:libcgroup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| balbir_singh | libcgroup | 0.1b | cpe:2.3:a:balbir_singh:libcgroup:0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| balbir_singh | libcgroup | 0.1c | cpe:2.3:a:balbir_singh:libcgroup:0.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| balbir_singh | libcgroup | 0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:balbir_singh:libcgroup:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| balbir_singh | libcgroup | 0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:balbir_singh:libcgroup:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| balbir_singh | libcgroup | 0.31 | cpe:2.3:a:balbir_singh:libcgroup:0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| balbir_singh | libcgroup | 0.32 | cpe:2.3:a:balbir_singh:libcgroup:0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| balbir_singh | libcgroup | 0.32.1 | cpe:2.3:a:balbir_singh:libcgroup:0.32.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| balbir_singh | libcgroup | 0.32.2 | cpe:2.3:a:balbir_singh:libcgroup:0.32.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| balbir_singh | libcgroup | 0.33 | cpe:2.3:a:balbir_singh:libcgroup:0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| balbir_singh | libcgroup | 0.34 | cpe:2.3:a:balbir_singh:libcgroup:0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| balbir_singh | libcgroup | 0.35 | cpe:2.3:a:balbir_singh:libcgroup:0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| balbir_singh | libcgroup | 0.35.1 | cpe:2.3:a:balbir_singh:libcgroup:0.35.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| balbir_singh | libcgroup | 0.36 | cpe:2.3:a:balbir_singh:libcgroup:0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| balbir_singh | libcgroup | 0.36.1 | cpe:2.3:a:balbir_singh:libcgroup:0.36.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| balbir_singh | libcgroup | 0.36.2 | cpe:2.3:a:balbir_singh:libcgroup:0.36.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| balbir_singh | libcgroup | 0.37 | cpe:2.3:a:balbir_singh:libcgroup:0.37:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |