CVE-2007-6716

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 3
Modified
Published: 04 Sept 2008, 17:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 16:18

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
32/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.05% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

04 Sept 2008, 17:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 16:18
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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 Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.05%• Percentile: 15%

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    6.06 | 7.10 | 8.04

  • debian•debian_linux

    4.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 2.6.23

  • novell•linux_desktop

    9

  • opensuse•opensuse

    10.3

  • suse•suse_linux_enterprise_desktop

    10:sp2

  • suse•suse_linux_enterprise_server

    10:sp1 | 10:sp2

References (25)