CVE-2007-6716

MEDIUM

Linux kernel <2.6.23 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

fs/direct-io.c in the dio subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 does not properly zero out the dio struct, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS), as demonstrated by a certain fio test.

References (25)

[Patch] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=848c4dd5153c7a0de55470ce99a8e13a63b4703f

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.html

[Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/30/448

[Third Party Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/32023

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/32103

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/32237

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/32356

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/32370

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/32393

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/32759

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/32799

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653

[Broken Link] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23

[Broken Link] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/1

... and 5 more

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0005

EPSS Percentile 14.8%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (10)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.23

canonical/ubuntu_linux

debian/debian_linux

novell/linux_desktop

opensuse/opensuse

suse/suse_linux_enterprise_desktop

suse/suse_linux_enterprise_server

Timeline

Published Sep 04, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026