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CVE-2016-9685
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-12-28T07:59:00.383 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:56:26.193

Summary

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 products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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