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CVE-2007-6716 (Kernel)

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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.




Original Source: http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-6716

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