{
    "id": "CVE-2006-7051",
    "published": "2007-02-24 00:28:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:34:17",
    "cvss_score": "4.9",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.00929",
    "epss_percentile": "0.59561",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-13 18:17:06",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "1657",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 2.6.x - 'sys_timer_create()' Local Denial of Service",
            "date": "2006-04-09",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1657"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}