CVE 2007-5966
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.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2007-5966 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #153096: [sata_sil][sata->ide-bridg] failed to set xfermode
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 153096 | [sata_sil][sata->ide-bridg] failed to set xfermode | linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 153096 | [sata_sil][sata->ide-bridg] failed to set xfermode | linux (Ubuntu) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 153096 | [sata_sil][sata->ide-bridg] failed to set xfermode | Linux | Medium | Fix Released | ||
Bug #164231: NFS regression causes subsequent mounts from same superblock to silently use previous mount options
Bug #180289: [linux-source] [CVE-2007-5966] integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in kernel/hrtimer.c, local vulnerabilty
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180289 | [linux-source] [CVE-2007-5966] integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in kernel/hrtimer.c, local vulnerabilty | linux-meta (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 180289 | [linux-source] [CVE-2007-5966] integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in kernel/hrtimer.c, local vulnerabilty | linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 180289 | [linux-source] [CVE-2007-5966] integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in kernel/hrtimer.c, local vulnerabilty | linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 180289 | [linux-source] [CVE-2007-5966] integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in kernel/hrtimer.c, local vulnerabilty | linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
Bug #185649: 7.10 support of new AMD PowerNow! (family 0x11 and beyond)
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185649 | 7.10 support of new AMD PowerNow! (family 0x11 and beyond) | linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
