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."
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Published : 2007-07-12 09:30
Updated : 2008-11-14 22:53
NVD link : CVE-2007-3719
Mitre link : CVE-2007-3719
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CWE
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel