CVE-2007-6716

NameCVE-2007-6716
Descriptionfs/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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1653-1

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
fai-kernelssourceetch1.17+etch.22etch3DSA-1653-1
linux-2.6sourceetch2.6.18.dfsg.1-22etch3DSA-1653-1
linux-2.6source(unstable)2.6.23-1
linux-2.6.24source(unstable)(not affected)
user-mode-linuxsourceetch2.6.18-1um-2etch.22etch3DSA-1653-1

Notes

- linux-2.6.24 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
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