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CVE-2007-6712

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.39%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-04-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2007-6712
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.39%
Linux

Original NVD 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.