What is CVE-2008-7316?

CVE-2008-7316 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Improper Input Validation flaw (CWE-20). CVE-2008-7316 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-7316?

CVE-2008-7316 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-7316?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-7316. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2008-7316 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-7316 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2008-7316

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2016-05-02

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-20

CVE-2008-7316 is a Improper Input Validation vulnerability

What is Improper Input Validation?

The product receives input but does not validate it correctly, allowing attackers to craft inputs that cause unexpected behavior. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2008-7316 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Mirror
http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/6
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1302009
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=124d3b7041f9a0ca7c43a6293e1cae4576c32fd5
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/124d3b7041f9a0ca7c43a6293e1cae4576c32fd5
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2008-7316

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2016-05-02

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-7316?

CVE-2008-7316 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Input Validation flaw (CWE-20) . CVE-2008-7316 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-7316?

CVE-2008-7316 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-7316?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-7316. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2008-7316 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2008-7316 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)?

The product receives input but does not validate it correctly, allowing attackers to craft inputs that cause unexpected behavior. View CWE-20 on MITRE CWE →