rPath Security Advisory: 2006-0082-1 Published: 2006-05-25 Products: rPath Linux 1 Rating: Critical Exposure Level Classification: Local Root Deterministic Privilege Escalation Updated Versions: vixie-cron=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/4.1-5.2-1 References: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-xxxx-xxxx http://bugs.rpath.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1166 Description: In previous versions of the vixie-cron package, when the /etc/security/limits.conf file has been set up with limits for any user, and that user has permission to use the cron facility, that user can use vixie-cron to run arbitrary programs as root by exceeding the limits set in /etc/security/limits.conf. By default, rPath Linux does not include any limits configured in the /etc/security/limits.conf file. The /etc/security/limits.conf file is provided by the pam:data component, so to determine whether it has been changed in any way, run the command: # conary verify pam:data | grep /etc/security/limits.conf