CVE-2016-9685
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9685
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-9685.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-9685
- Downstream
- Related
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:15:39.465483Z
- Published
- 2016-12-28T07:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:15:39.465483Z
- Severity
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- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Multiple memory leaks in error paths in fs/xfs/xfsattrlist.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.
- References
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- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2e83b79b2d6c78bf1b4aa227938a214dcbddc83f
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2e83b79b2d6c78bf1b4aa227938a214dcbddc83f
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/30/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396941
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94593