CVE-2007-5966

no score yetEPSS 0.5%

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.

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 41% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-189
Published: 2007-12-20
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

linux:linux_kernel

References

http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.10
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28088
http://secunia.com/advisories/28105
http://secunia.com/advisories/28141

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