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 to cause a denial of service (OOPS), as demonstrated by a certain fio test.

🔗 References (50)

• cve@mitrehttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=848c4dd5153c7a0de55470ce99a8e13a63b4703f
• cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html
• cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html
• cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html
• cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
• cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.html
• cve@mitrehttp://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/30/448
• cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32023
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32103
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32237
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32356
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32370
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32393
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32759