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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 4, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-6716

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.

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  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Linux/Kernel2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.6.23
    • (no CPE)range: <2.6.23
  • cpe:2.3:o:novell:linux_desktop:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

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