CVE-2007-6712

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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 2.0 4.9/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-189

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Apr 12, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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