Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:23748Denial Of Service (DoS)
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%
The kernel package is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS). The possibility of a timeout value overflow was found in the Linux kernel high-resolution timers functionality, hrtimers. This could allow a local, unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service (kernel panic).
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