Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-5966

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Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-5966

Published: December 20, 2007 / Updated: February 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92862
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-5966
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2007-5966

Install update from vendor's repository.

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