CVE-2007-3719

Publication date 12 July 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

The process scheduler in the Linux kernel 2.6.16 gives preference to "interactive" processes that perform voluntary sleeps, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption), as described in "Secretly Monopolizing the CPU Without Superuser Privileges."

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux-source-2.6.15 6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
linux-source-2.6.17 6.10 edgy Ignored end of life
linux-source-2.6.20 7.04 feisty Ignored end of life
linux-source-2.6.22 7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life