CVE-2007-6716 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2007-6716?

CVE-2007-6716 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2007-6716?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Novell Linux Desktop, Opensuse Opensuse.

Vulnerability 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 Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	< 2.6.23
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.06
Debian	Debian Linux	4.0
Novell	Linux Desktop	9
Opensuse	Opensuse	10.3
Suse	Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	10
Suse	Suse Linux Enterprise Server	10

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/30/448ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32023Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32103Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32237Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32356Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32370Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759Broken Link

FAQ

What is CVE-2007-6716?

CVE-2007-6716 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). 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 cert...

How severe is CVE-2007-6716?

CVE-2007-6716 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2007-6716?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Novell Linux Desktop, Opensuse Opensuse.