Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2007-6716 First vendor Publication 2008-09-04
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2023-11-07

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Overall CVSS Score 5.5
Base Score 5.5 Environmental Score 5.5
impact SubScore 3.6 Temporal Score 5.5
Exploitabality Sub Score 1.8
 
Attack Vector Local Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None Availability Impact High
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 4.9 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 6.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6716

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10053
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10053
Title: 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.
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2007-6716
 Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
 Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1
Os 3
Os 1
Os 914
Os 1
Os 1
Os 1
Os 2

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-10-13 Name : SLES10: Security update for Linux kernel
File : nvt/sles10_kernel6.nasl
2009-10-10 Name : SLES9: Security update for Linux kernel
File : nvt/sles9p5036146.nasl
2009-03-23 Name : Ubuntu Update for linux, linux-source-2.6.15/22 vulnerabilities USN-659-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_659_1.nasl
2009-03-23 Name : Ubuntu Update for linux, linux-source-2.6.15/22 vulnerabilities USN-679-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_679_1.nasl
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2008:0885-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0885-01_kernel.nasl
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2008:0972-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0972-01_kernel.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2008:0972 centos4 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0972_kernel_centos4_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2008:0972 centos4 x86_64
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0972_kernel_centos4_x86_64.nasl
2009-01-23 Name : SuSE Update for kernel SUSE-SA:2008:047
File : nvt/gb_suse_2008_047.nasl
2009-01-23 Name : SuSE Update for kernel SUSE-SA:2008:051
File : nvt/gb_suse_2008_051.nasl
2009-01-23 Name : SuSE Update for kernel SUSE-SA:2008:052
File : nvt/gb_suse_2008_052.nasl
2009-01-23 Name : SuSE Update for kernel SUSE-SA:2008:056
File : nvt/gb_suse_2008_056.nasl
2008-11-01 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1653-1 (linux-2.6)
File : nvt/deb_1653_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
48466 Linux Kernel dio Subsystem fs/direct-io.c Local DoS

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2014-11-26 Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2008-2006.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0885.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0972.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20081119_kernel_on_SL4_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20080924_kernel_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-05-17 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_kernel-5667.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-05-17 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_kernel-5735.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-06 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2008-0885.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_kernel-5668.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-659-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-679-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2008-0972.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-12-03 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_kernel-5734.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-21 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0972.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-12 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_kernel-5751.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_kernel-5700.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-14 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1653.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-25 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0885.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3...
Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31515
CONFIRM http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461082
DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653
MANDRIVA http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220
MLIST http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/30/448
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/1
OVAL https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
REDHAT http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/32023
http://secunia.com/advisories/32103
http://secunia.com/advisories/32237
http://secunia.com/advisories/32356
http://secunia.com/advisories/32370
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
http://secunia.com/advisories/32799
SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.html
UBUNTU http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1

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