Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2016· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-7316

Description

mm/filemap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a writev system call that triggers an iovec of zero length, followed by a page fault for an iovec of nonzero length.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.6.24
- (no CPE)range: <2.6.25

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/124d3b7041f9a0ca7c43a6293e1cae4576c32fd5nvdVendor Advisory
mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/6nvd
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd

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