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CVE-2007-6716

CVE Details

Release Date:2008-09-04
Impact:Important What is this?

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 4.7
Vector String: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None
Availability Impact: Complete

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel)ELSA-2008-09722008-11-19
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-78.0.8.0.1.EL)ELSA-2008-09722008-11-19
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-78.0.8.0.1.EL)ELSA-2008-09722008-11-19
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)ELSA-2008-08852008-09-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-92.1.13.0.1.el5)ELSA-2008-08852008-09-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-92.1.13.0.1.el5)ELSA-2008-08852008-09-24


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