Description
The alarm_timer_nsleep function in kernel/time/alarmtimer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3 has an integer overflow via a large relative timeout because ktime_add_safe is not used.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 3.3/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104671Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0831
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200303Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=5f936e19cc0ef97dbe3a56e9498922ad5ba1edefPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104671Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0831
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200303Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=5f936e19cc0ef97dbe3a56e9498922ad5ba1edefPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 2, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified