Is CVE-2007-5908 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-5908 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-5908?

No CVSS base score has been published for CVE-2007-5908 yet.

CVE-2007-5908

EU EUVD

Rejected reason: Buffer overflow in the (1) sysfs_show_available_clocksources and (2) sysfs_show_current_clocksources functions in Linux kernel 2.6.23 and earlier might allow local users to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted clock source names. NOTE: follow-on analysis by Linux developers states that "There is no way for unprivileged users (or really even the root user) to add new clocksources.

Key facts

CVSS score: N/A
Severity: Unrated
EPSS score: N/A
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-5878)
Published: November 9, 2007
NVD last modified: November 7, 2023
Status: Rejected

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5878 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on November 28, 2007.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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