CVE Vulnerability

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.

4.9 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

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

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux_kernel:2.6.21_rc4:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2008-04-12 07:05

Updated : 2017-09-29 01:30

NVD link : CVE-2007-6712

Mitre link : CVE-2007-6712

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-189