CVE-2008-7316
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 2.6.25 - Denial of Service via Zero-Length iovec in writev System Call
Title source: llmDescription
mm/filemap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a writev system call that triggers an iovec of zero length, followed by a page fault for an iovec of nonzero length.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/124d3b7041f9a0ca7c43a6293e1cae4576c32fd5
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1302009
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/6
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=124d3b7041f9a0ca7c43a6293e1cae4576c32fd5
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0036
EPSS Percentile
28.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.6.24
Published
May 02, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026