CVE-2007-3719

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The process scheduler in the Linux kernel 2.6.16 gives preference to "interactive" processes that perform voluntary sleeps, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption), as described in "Secretly Monopolizing the CPU Without Superuser Privileges."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 12, 2007
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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