5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.5%
Integer overflow in the hrtimer_forward function (hrtimer.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.21-rc4, when running on 64-bit systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a timer with a large expiry value, which causes the timer to always be expired.
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
kernel:linux_kernel | kernel linux kernel | eq | 2.6.21_rc4 |
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/chris/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=13788ccc41ceea5893f9c747c59bc0b28f2416c2
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
secunia.com/advisories/30294
secunia.com/advisories/30368
secunia.com/advisories/30818
secunia.com/advisories/31107
secunia.com/advisories/31628
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0275.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/29294
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41827
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9210