CVE-2007-5908 in Linux Kernelinfo

Summary

** REJECT ** Buffer overflow in the (1) sysfs_show_available_clocksources and (2) sysfs_show_current_clocksources functions in Linux kernel 2.6.23 and earlier might allow local users to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted clock source names. NOTE: follow-on analysis by Linux developers states that "There is no way for unprivileged users (or really even the root user) to add new clocksources."

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11/09/2007

Disclosure

11/09/2007

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IDVulnerabilityCWEExpCouCVE
39623Linux Kernel memory corruption119Not definedNot definedCVE-2007-5908

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