CVE-2007-5966: Integer Overflow
First published: Thu Dec 20 2007(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux kernel | =2.6.23.4 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =2.6.23.7 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =2.6.23.1 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =2.6.23-rc2 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =2.6.23.9 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =2.6.23.3 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =2.6.23-rc1 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =2.6.23 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =2.6.23.2 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =2.6.23.5 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =2.6.23.6 |
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Reference Links
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26880
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28105
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2038
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28088
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28141
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36131
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4225
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8125
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10774
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485282/100/0/threaded
- collector/nvd-historical
- collector/nvd-index
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- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/references
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- agent/tags
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- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
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- vendor/linux
- canonical/linux linux kernel
- version/linux linux kernel/2.6.23.4
- version/linux linux kernel/2.6.23.7
- version/linux linux kernel/2.6.23.1
- version/linux linux kernel/2.6.23-rc2
- version/linux linux kernel/2.6.23.9
- version/linux linux kernel/2.6.23.3
- version/linux linux kernel/2.6.23-rc1
- version/linux linux kernel/2.6.23
- version/linux linux kernel/2.6.23.2
- version/linux linux kernel/2.6.23.5
- version/linux linux kernel/2.6.23.6