A new libcgroup security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2193-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Thijs Kinkhorst
March 16, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libcgroup
Vulnerability : several
Problem type : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2011-1006 CVE-2011-1022
Debian Bug : 615987

Several issues have been discovered in libcgroup, a library to control
and monitor control groups:

CVE-2011-1006

Heap-based buffer overflow by converting list of controllers for
given task into an array of strings could lead to privilege
escalation by a local attacker.

CVE-2011-1022

libcgroup did not properly check the origin of Netlink messages,
allowing a local attacker to send crafted Netlink messages which
could lead to privilege escalation.

The oldstable distribution (lenny) does not contain libgroup packages.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.36.2-3+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy) and unstable distribution (sid),
this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your libcgroup packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/