CVE-2016-9685

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.5.0 - Denial of Service

Title source: rule

Description

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)

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2e83b79b2d6c78bf1b4aa227938a214dcbddc83f

[Release Notes] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1

[Mailing List, Patch] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/30/1

[Vendor Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842

[Vendor Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077

[Vendor Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396941

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2e83b79b2d6c78bf1b4aa227938a214dcbddc83f

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94593

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 19.8%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Classification

CWE

CWE-400

Status published

Affected Products (2)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.5.0

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Dec 28, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026