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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 20, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-5966

CVE-2007-5966

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.

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Affected products

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  • Linux/Kernel12 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <2.6.23.10

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