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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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
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2008-09-04T17:41:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-21T00:40:50.037
Link: CVE-2007-6716
Redhat