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CVE-2007-6712 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

see all 28 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-189	Numeric Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
kernel linux kernel	2.6.21_rc4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux_kernel:2.6.21_rc4::x64::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 14, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]