kernel: writev regression: pan hanging unkillable and un-straceable
Published May 2, 2016
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.36%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.6.24
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 27.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 27.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00109) | 26.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=124d3b7041f9a0ca7c43a6293e1cae4576c32fd5 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-7316 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1302009 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/124d3b7041f9a0ca7c43a6293e1cae4576c32fd5 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7316
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7316
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=124d3b7041f9a0ca7c43a6293e1cae4576c32fd5 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-7316 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1302009 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/124d3b7041f9a0ca7c43a6293e1cae4576c32fd5 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7316 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7316 |
Change history (0)
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