CVE-2007-6712
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 12, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 12, 2008
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- RHSA-2008:0275vendor-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/chris/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=13788ccc41ceea5893f9c747c59bc0b28f2416c2
- 30294third-party-advisory
- 30368third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9210vdb-entrysignature
- linux-kernel-hrtimerforward-dos(41827)vdb-entry
- DSA-1588vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0585vendor-advisory
- 31107third-party-advisory
- 31628third-party-advisory
- USN-625-1vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2008:030vendor-advisory
- 29294vdb-entry
- 30818third-party-advisory
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