CVE-2007-5966

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedDec 20, 2007
First seenDec 20, 2007

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel2.6.23, 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—

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