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.
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1294 IDENTIFIER = WIND00123777
WIND00123779.zip for 2.0
WIND00123781.zip for 1.4
WIND00123782.zip for 1.5
1. Unzip the patch under [install_dir]/updates
2. Install the patch CD by entering the patch CD directory and run setup_linux.
3. This is a source only patch so you will have to build the kernel
4. Issue a make fs and make the kernel in a configured directory.
5. Upload the kernel and rootfs into the target and boot it up.
