PT-2008-1676 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Published

2008-09-04

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Updated

2020-08-14

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CVE-2007-6716

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.23
Description The issue is related to the dio subsystem in the Linux kernel, where the dio struct is not properly zeroed out in the fs/direct-io.c file. This can be exploited by local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in an OOPS. The issue has been demonstrated using a certain fio test.
Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.23, update to version 2.6.23 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

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Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-6716
DSA-1653-1
RHSA-2008:0885
RHSA-2008:0972
RHSA-2008_0885
RHSA-2008_0972

Affected Products

Linux Kernel
Red Hat