Vulnerability in 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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Novell Linux Desktop — versions 9
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 6.06, 7.10, 8.04
- Debian Linux — versions 4.0
- openSUSE — versions 10.3
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 10
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 10
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/32393 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/32237 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10053 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/1 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-6716?
- CVE-2007-6716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 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.