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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 12, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-3719

CVE-2007-3719

Description

The process scheduler in the Linux kernel 2.6.16 gives preference to "interactive" processes that perform voluntary sleeps, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption), as described in "Secretly Monopolizing the CPU Without Superuser Privileges."

Affected products

2
  • Linux/Kernel2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =2.6.16

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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