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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.48% · top 59% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-189 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-189 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (24)

• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10774 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 36131 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20071218 rPSA-2007-0269-1 kernel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 26880 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 28806 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8125 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• DSA-1436 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 37471 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2038 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 28141 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 28105 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:1193 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 28706 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:112 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• ADV-2007-4225 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.10 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0585 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 28088 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2008:006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• USN-574-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 31628 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-3316 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 15:47 UTC.