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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-04T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:18:20.489Z

Reserved: 2008-09-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-6716

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-04T17:41:00.000

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:01:36.827

Link: CVE-2007-6716

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2007-07-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-6716 - Bugzilla