CVE-2007-6712

CVE-2007-6712 describes a 64-bit Linux kernel 2.6.x hrtimer overflow (hrtimer_forward) that can be triggered by a timer with a large expiry, causing an infinite loop and a local denial-of-service (kernel hang). The connected advisories confirm the issue as a timer-expiry vulnerability in high-res...

CVE-2009-3288

The CVE-2009-3288 entry affects the Linux kernel 2.6.28-rc1 through 2.6.31-rc8. It concerns the sg_build_indirect function in drivers/scsi/sg.c, which uses an incorrect variable when accessing an array, allowing a local user to cause a Denial of Service via a kernel OOPS and NULL pointer derefere...