VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2007-3719
CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-07-12
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Description
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."