CVE-2006-7051 EXPLOIT
4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.9% (pctl 60)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.9 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 0.93% — more likely to be exploited than 60% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-02-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linux Kernel 2.6.x - 'sys_timer_create()' Local Denial of Service | 2006-04-09 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2287
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430278/30/5790/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25712
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1657
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2287
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430278/30/5790/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25712
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1657
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