Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:23748Denial Of Service (DoS)
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The kernel package is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS). The possibility of a timeout value overflow was found in the Linux kernel high-resolution timers functionality, hrtimers. This could allow a local, unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service (kernel panic).
References
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.10
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
secunia.com/advisories/28088
secunia.com/advisories/28105
secunia.com/advisories/28141
secunia.com/advisories/28706
secunia.com/advisories/28806
secunia.com/advisories/31628
secunia.com/advisories/36131
secunia.com/advisories/37471
www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5.4/html/Technical_Notes/kernel.html#RHSA-2009-1193
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485282/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/26880
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4225
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0585
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1193
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0079
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5966
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453135
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2038
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10774
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8125
Related
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C