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:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
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
- NVD status
- Modified