CVE-2007-6712

CVE Details

Release Date:	2008-04-12
Impact:	Important	What is this?

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.

See more information about CVE-2007-6712 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2008-0275	2008-05-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-53.1.21.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0275	2008-05-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-53.1.21.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0275	2008-05-20