CVE-2007-6716

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.

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=848c4dd5153c7a0de55470ce99a8e13a63b4703f

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.html

http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/30/448

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/32023

http://secunia.com/advisories/32103

http://secunia.com/advisories/32237

http://secunia.com/advisories/32356

http://secunia.com/advisories/32370

http://secunia.com/advisories/32393

http://secunia.com/advisories/32759

http://secunia.com/advisories/32799

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/1

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31515

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461082

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10053

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0