CVE-2007-3720

Description

The process scheduler in the Linux kernel 2.4 performs scheduling based on CPU billing gathered from periodic process sampling ticks, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by performing voluntary nanosecond sleeps that result in the process not being active during a clock interrupt, as described in "Secretly Monopolizing the CPU Without Superuser Privileges."

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://osvdb.org/37126	vdb entry
http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~dants/papers/Cheat07Security.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3720?: CVE-2007-3720 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3720?: To fix CVE-2007-3720, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-3720 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-3720 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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