SB2007071201 - Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel
Published: July 12, 2007
Security Bulletin ID
SB2007071201
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-3719)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
The process scheduler in the Linux kernel 2.6.16 gives preference to 'interactive' processes that perform voluntary sleeps, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption), as described in 'Secretly Monopolizing the CPU Without Superuser Privileges.'
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.