Vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel
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.
EPSS: 0.005 (39.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Novell Linux_desktop — versions 9
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 6.06, 7.10, 8.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 4.0
- Opensuse — versions 10.3
- Suse Suse_linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 10
- Suse Suse_linux_enterprise_server — versions 10
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-6716?
- CVE-2007-6716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2008-09-04.
- How severe is CVE-2007-6716?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.