Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Local
0

CVE-2007-6716

Disclosure Date: September 04, 2008
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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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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
5.5 Medium
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • canonical,
  • debian,
  • linux,
  • novell,
  • opensuse,
  • suse

Products

  • debian linux 4.0,
  • linux desktop 9,
  • linux kernel,
  • opensuse 10.3,
  • suse linux enterprise desktop 10,
  • suse linux enterprise server 10,
  • ubuntu linux 6.06,
  • ubuntu linux 7.10,
  • ubuntu linux 8.04

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