VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-9685
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-12-28
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Patch
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Patch