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CVE-2008-7316

kernel: writev regression: pan hanging unkillable and un-straceable

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.8

CVSS 2.0

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Published · February 2, 2008

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

mm/filemap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a writev system call that triggers an iovec of zero length, followed by a page fault for an iovec of nonzero length.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 3.8
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')