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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-04-12T19:00:00

Updated: 2017-09-28T12:57:01

Reserved: 2008-04-12T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2007-6712

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-12T19:05:00.000

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:01:36.680


Link: CVE-2007-6712

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