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CVE-2016-8660
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-10-16T21:59:14.333 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:54:46.013

Summary

The XFS subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (fdatasync failure and system hang) by using the vfs syscall group in the trinity program, related to a "page lock order bug in the XFS seek hole/data implementation."

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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