| Name | CVE-2007-6716 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1653-1 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fai-kernels | source | etch | 1.17+etch.22etch3 | DSA-1653-1 | ||
| linux-2.6 | source | etch | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-22etch3 | DSA-1653-1 | ||
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | 2.6.23-1 | |||
| linux-2.6.24 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | |||
| user-mode-linux | source | etch | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.22etch3 | DSA-1653-1 |
- linux-2.6.24 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
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