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CVE-2007-6716

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.

Published

2008-09-04T17:41:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 2.6.23	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	6.06	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	7.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	8.04	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	Yes
Operating System	novell	linux_desktop	9	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	10.3	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux_enterprise_desktop	10	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux_enterprise_server	10	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux_enterprise_server	10	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=848c4dd5153c7a0de55470ce99a8e13a63b4703f ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/30/448 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32023 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32103 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32237 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32356 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32370 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32799 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31515 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461082 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10053 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=848c4dd5153c7a0de55470ce99a8e13a63b4703f (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/30/448 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32023 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32103 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32237 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32356 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32370 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32799 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31515 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461082 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10053 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)