CVE-2007-5966
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-5966 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-12-20 00:46:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.9 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1436-1 linux-2.6 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Debian update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Linux Kernel "hrtimer_start()" Integer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Security Advisory SA28088 - rPath update for kernel - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| VMware ESX and vMA Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Linux Kernel 'hrtimers' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| USN-574-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| 404: File not found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kernel.org | |
| VMSA-2009-0016.1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | |
| issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2038 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | issues.rpath.com | |
| Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:112 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com | CVE-2007-5966 | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| 453135 – (CVE-2007-5966) CVE-2007-5966 kernel: non-root can trigger cpu_idle soft lockup | MITRE | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2009-08-05 | Mark J Cox | This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4. It was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html, and https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html respectively. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.