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CVE-2007-6716

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2008-09-04 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Suse Suse Linux Enterprise ServerCanonical Ubuntu LinuxDebian Debian LinuxSuse Suse Linux Enterprise DesktopOpensuse OpensuseLinux Linux KernelNovell Linux Desktop

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-noinfo

References