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FKIE_CVE-2016-9685

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-12-28 07:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:56
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2e83b79b2d6c78bf1b4aa227938a214dcbddc83fPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1Release Notes
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/30/1Mailing List, Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94593
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396941Issue Tracking
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2e83b79b2d6c78bf1b4aa227938a214dcbddc83fPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2e83b79b2d6c78bf1b4aa227938a214dcbddc83fPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/30/1Mailing List, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94593
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396941Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2e83b79b2d6c78bf1b4aa227938a214dcbddc83fPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel *

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