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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…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.52%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.52% · top 56% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (25)
- SUSE-SA:2008:047 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0885 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 32393 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32237 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0972 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10053 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:052 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=848c4dd5153c7a0de55470ce99a8e13a63b4703f (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-659-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20080904 CVE request: kernel: dio: zero struct dio with kzalloc instead of manually (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20070731 Re: [PATCH] add check do_direct_IO() return val (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:056 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 32103 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1653 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 32356 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32023 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32759 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:220 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 32370 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:051 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461082 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32799 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 31515 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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