CVE-2007-6716 — Kernel vulnerability
6 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 85.15%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedSep 4
Latest updateMay 1
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages5 packages
Also affects: Debian Linux 4.0, Ubuntu Linux 6.06, 7.10, 8.04