CVE-2006-7051

The sys_timer_create function in posix-timers.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) and possibly bypass memory limits or cause other processes to be killed by creating a large number of posix timers, which are allocated in kernel memory but are not treated as part of the process' memory.

CVSS v2.0

4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS

0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 57th percentile

Published

2007-02-24

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1657

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

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