{"cve":"CVE-2007-6712","nvd":{"published":"2008-04-12T19:05:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:48:37.567","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-189"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/chris/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=13788ccc41ceea5893f9c747c59bc0b28f2416c2","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/30294","http://secunia.com/advisories/30368","http://secunia.com/advisories/30818"],"products":["kernel:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:51:11.071189229+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2007-6712","score":0.00392,"percentile":0.33336,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}