CVE-2007-5966

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.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10774 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/36131 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485282/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26880 vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/28806 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8125 vdb entry signature
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2038
http://secunia.com/advisories/28141 third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28105 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4225 vdb entry
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.10
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28088 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5966?
CVE-2007-5966 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5966?
To fix CVE-2007-5966, 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-2007-5966 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-5966 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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