CVE-2007-6716

Public Exploit

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.

5.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.04%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html	vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393	third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32237	third party advisory broken link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10053	vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=848c4dd5153c7a0de55470ce99a8e13a63b4703f
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/1	mailing list third party advisory patch
http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/30/448	mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32103	third party advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32356	third party advisory broken link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23	broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32023	third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759	third party advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220	vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32370	third party advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461082	issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/32799	third party advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31515	vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6716?: CVE-2007-6716 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6716?: To fix CVE-2007-6716, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-6716 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-6716 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.