CWE Code: 119
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Summary: the init_posix_timers function in kernel/posix-timers.c in the linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops) or possibly gain privileges via a clock_monotonic_raw clock_nanosleep call that triggers a null pointer dereference.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2009-08-14
Last Modified Date: 2017-08-17