CVE-2007-3719

Linux Kernel - Denial of Service

Title source: rule

Description

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