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    CVE-2007-6712

    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.

    Published:Mar 16, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Apr 12, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00044
    CVSS Score:4.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Kernel
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/chris/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=13788ccc41ceea5893f9c747c59bc0b28f2416c2
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30294
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30368
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0275.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29294
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41827
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9210
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/chris/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=13788ccc41ceea5893f9c747c59bc0b28f2416c2
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30294
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30368
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0275.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29294
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41827
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9210

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High