Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-6712
CVE-2007-6712
Description
Integer overflow in the hrtimer_forward function (hrtimer.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.21-rc4, when running on 64-bit systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a timer with a large expiry value, which causes the timer to always be expired.
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References
14- git.kernel.orgnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30294nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30368nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30818nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31107nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31628nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0275.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29294nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41827nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9210nvd
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