CVE-2016-9685

Published: Dec 28, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 4.5.0

Related CWEs

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

References (18)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2e83b79b2d6c78bf1b4aa227938a214dcbddc83f

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release Notes

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/30/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94593

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396941

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2e83b79b2d6c78bf1b4aa227938a214dcbddc83f

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2e83b79b2d6c78bf1b4aa227938a214dcbddc83f