FKIE_CVE-2007-6716

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-09-04 17:41 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:48
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=848c4dd5153c7a0de55470ce99a8e13a63b4703f
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/30/448Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32023Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32103Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32237Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32356Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32370Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32393Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32759Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32799Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.htmlBroken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31515Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461082Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10053Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=848c4dd5153c7a0de55470ce99a8e13a63b4703f
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/30/448Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32023Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32103Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32237Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32356Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32370Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32393Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32759Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32799Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.htmlBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31515Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461082Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10053Third Party Advisory

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      "tags": [
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}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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