gsd-2007-6712
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
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.
Aliases
Aliases



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      "lastModifiedDate": "2017-09-29T01:30Z",
      "publishedDate": "2008-04-12T19:05Z"
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}


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