CVE-2008-7316

Description

mm/filemap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a writev system call that triggers an iovec of zero length, followed by a page fault for an iovec of nonzero length.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/6 mailing list
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=124d3b7041f9a0ca7c43a6293e1cae4576c32fd5 vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/124d3b7041f9a0ca7c43a6293e1cae4576c32fd5 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1302009
http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-7316?
CVE-2008-7316 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-7316?
To fix CVE-2008-7316, 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-2008-7316 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-7316 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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