CVE-2007-3719
Linux Kernel - Denial of Service
Title source: ruleDescription
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."
Scores
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
19.9%
Classification
Status
draft
Affected Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
Timeline
Published
Jul 12, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026