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Medium
CVE-2007-6712
Integer overflow in the hrtimer_forward function (hrtimer.c) in Linux kernel...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0275.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/chris/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=13788ccc41ceea5893f9c747c59bc0b28f2416c2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30294
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30368
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9210
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41827
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29294
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.21_rc4
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 12th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.