CVE-2007-6712
N/A
Published: April 12, 2008 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (14)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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