CVE-2007-5966

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 20, 2007
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2007-5966: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix