PT-2007-4966 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2007-07-12 · Updated 2008-11-15 · CVE-2007-3720

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel version 2.4

Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service by consuming CPU resources. This is achieved by performing voluntary nanosecond sleeps, which result in the process not being active during a clock interrupt.

Recommendations For Linux kernel version 2.4, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-3720

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3720 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/37126 · Note
• http://cs.huji.ac.il/~dants/papers/Cheat07Security.pdf · Note