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CVE-2007-5908
Summary

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.

Publication Date Nov. 10, 2007, 4:46 a.m.
Registration Date Jan. 29, 2021, 2:23 p.m.
Last Update Nov. 7, 2023, 11:01 a.m.
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