MEDIUM
Memory leak in direct-io.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via certain O_DIRECT (direct IO) write requests.
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/21605
http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
http://secunia.com/advisories/22174
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.10
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19665
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10165
Source: MITRE
Published: 2004-12-31
Updated: 2018-10-30
Type: NVD-CWE-Other
Base Score: 4.9
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Impact Score: 6.9
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: MEDIUM