CVE-2016-10741

Description

In the Linux kernel before 4.9.3, fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) because there is a race condition between direct and memory-mapped I/O (associated with a hole) that is handled with BUG_ON instead of an I/O failure.

Weakness classification

• CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Release Notes
• cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory