CVE-2016-9685
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 4.5.0 - Denial of Service via XFS Attribute List Memory Leaks
Title source: llmDescription
Multiple memory leaks in error paths in fs/xfs/xfs_attr_list.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted XFS filesystem operations.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2e83b79b2d6c78bf1b4aa227938a214dcbddc83f
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2e83b79b2d6c78bf1b4aa227938a214dcbddc83f
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94593
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
Release Notes x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396941
Mailing List, Patch mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/30/1
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0039
EPSS Percentile
31.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-400
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 4.5.0
Published
Dec 28, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026