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CVE-2016-9685
Published: Dec 28, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2017:2669
vendor-advisory
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94593
vdb-entry
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RHSA-2017:2077
vendor-advisory
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RHSA-2017:1842
vendor-advisory
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396941
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[oss-security] 20161130 cve-request: linux kernel - memory leak in xfs attribute mechanism.
mailing-list
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