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CVE-2007-5966
Integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in kernel/hrtimer.c in the...
Vulnerability Description
Integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in kernel/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (panic) via a large relative timeout value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10774
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36131
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485282/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26880
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8125
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2038
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28141
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28105
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4225
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28088
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.23, 2.6.23.1, 2.6.23.2, 2.6.23.3, 2.6.23.4, 2.6.23.5, 2.6.23.6, 2.6.23.7, 2.6.23.9
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 20th, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.