cve/2007/CVE-2007-6712.md

### [CVE-2007-6712](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6712)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9210

#### Github
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