CVE-2007-5908

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CVECVE-2007-5908
StateREJECT
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-11-09 19:46:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:01:00 UTC
Description** REJECT ** Buffer overflow in the (1) sysfs_show_available_clocksources and (2) sysfs_show_current_clocksources functions in Linux kernel 2.6.23 and earlier might allow local users to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted clock source names. NOTE: follow-on analysis by Linux developers states that "There is no way for unprivileged users (or really even the root user) to add new clocksources."

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Bug #162637 “[CVE-2007-5908] Buffer overflow in the (1) sysfs_sh...” : Bugs : linux-source-2.6.22 package : Ubuntu MITRE bugs.launchpad.net
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