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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.

  • Published: Feb 24, 2007
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2006-7051
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.9
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18.7 2.6.18.7.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18.3 2.6.18.3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.19.3 2.6.19.3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.19.4 2.6.19.4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.19.1 2.6.19.1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18.4 2.6.18.4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18.1 2.6.18.1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18.5 2.6.18.5.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.19.2 2.6.19.2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20 2.6.20.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18.0 2.6.18.0.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18.2 2.6.18.2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.19 2.6.19.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.20.1 2.6.20.1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.18.6 2.6.18.6.x