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CVE-2007-6716
Published: Sep 4, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
SUSE-SA:2008:047
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
RHSA-2008:0885
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
32393
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
32237
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2008:0972
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10053
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
SUSE-SA:2008:052
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-659-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[oss-security] 20080904 CVE request: kernel: dio: zero struct dio with kzalloc instead of manually
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[linux-kernel] 20070731 Re: [PATCH] add check do_direct_IO() return val
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
SUSE-SA:2008:056
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
32103
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
DSA-1653
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
32356
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23
x_refsource_CONFIRM
32023
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
32759
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
MDVSA-2008:220
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
32370
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
SUSE-SA:2008:051
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461082
x_refsource_CONFIRM
32799
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
SUSE-SR:2008:025
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
31515
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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