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CVE-2007-5966

Publication date 20 December 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
linux-source-2.6.17 7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.6.17.1-12.43
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.20 7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty
Fixed 2.6.20-16.34
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.22 7.10 gutsy
Fixed 2.6.22-14.51
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

jdstrand

local DoS with speculation of arbitray code execution (but it's not confirmed), so setting to medium for now.