CVE-2017-9059

MEDIUM

Linux kernel <4.11.1 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The NFSv4 implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by leveraging improper channel callback shutdown when unmounting an NFSv4 filesystem, aka a "module reference and kernel daemon" leak.

References (5)

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c70422f760c120480fee4de6c38804c72aa26bc1

[Issue Tracking, Patch] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1451386

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c70422f760c120480fee4de6c38804c72aa26bc1

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-nfs/msg63334.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98551

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0012

EPSS Percentile 30.8%

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-404

Status published

Products (2)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.11.1

n/a/n/a

Published May 18, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026