CVE-2007-6716

Name: CVE-2007-6716
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2008-09-04T17:41:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.52%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-6716 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.52%

40.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Linux	Linux Kernel	< 2.6.23	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.06	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	7.10	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	8.04	—
Debian	Debian Linux	4.0	—
Novell	Linux Desktop	9	—
Opensuse	Opensuse	10.3	—
Suse	Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	10	Sp2
Suse	Suse Linux Enterprise Server	10	Sp1

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=848c4dd5153c7a0de55470ce99a8e13a63b4703f
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/30/448Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32023Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32103Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32237Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32356Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32370Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32799Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31515Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461082Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10053Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=848c4dd5153c7a0de55470ce99a8e13a63b4703f
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/30/448Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32023Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32103Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32237Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32356Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32370Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32799Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31515Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461082Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10053Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 4, 2008
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2007-6716?

How severe is CVE-2007-6716?

CVE-2007-6716 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6716?

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Source: NVD / NIST