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CVE-2007-5908 Detail

Description

Rejected reason: 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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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-5908
NVD Published Date:
11/09/2007
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE